b. If a parenthetical phrase intervenes between parts of a quotation, the marks are placed before and after each

part; as, "I weep," said he, " because weeping will not help."

2. To enclose the names of books, magazines, papers, ships, engines, and the like; as, " Harper's Weekly.”

When such names are written in italics the quotation marks are not used.

THE APOSTROPHE.

The apostrophe is used:

1. To denote the omission of one or more letters or figures; as, "That is o'er." "The war of '37."

2. To form the possessive case; as, "The man's hand." "For righteousness' sake."

3. To form some plurals; as, "Dot your t's." many if's."

PARENTHESES.

Parentheses are used: :

"He uses too

1. To enclose some incidental remark that does not affect the structure of the sentence; as, "I told him (and who would not?) just what I thought."

2. To enclose anything that cannot enter into the sentence; as, (hear, hear).

THE HYPHEN.

The hyphen is used:

1. To join the parts of a compound word; as, "Sense-constructions."

2. At the end of a line to show that part of a word is carried to the next line.

as,

THE CARET.

The caret is used to show that a word or words are omitted;

DIRECTION.

EXERCISE XIII.

PUNCTUATION.

In the following sentences insert, where required, commas, exclamation points, interrogation points, apostrophes, quotation marks, parentheses, hyphens, and other necessary marks.

1. Of Greece Byron says whereer we tread tis holy haunted ground.

2. Alas said I man was made to mourn.

3. Fight on fight on said he.

4. Thou art Freedoms now and Fames. 5. He said it oer and oer.

6. Let me go sir it is all I ask said he.

7. Believe it believe it yet cried Albert grasping his friends hand.

8. Mrs Sarah said I I couldnt resist coming across the field.

9. It is for you to determine under God in what condition posterity shall be born.

10. Expend expense tells us that money was once weighed out Gen xxxiii 16.

II. A Chinese work contains this Fortune tellers rub the point of a needle to give it the power of indicating the south.

12. They are apt to say with the old woman of Molière He speaks so well that I dont understand him a bit.

13. Why said he should I shun the name of an an he hesitated for a phrase an out of doors artist.

14. I charge you said he to take away that man meaning the judge in the red gown.

15. Tomorrow will be like today.

16. He did he did cried Sarah Pecker.

17. Madge Madge what have ye done with the horse was asked by the men without.

18. Saved your life I have heard that story said the lady.

19. Plague on thee said Bucklaw interrupting and on me for listening to you.

20. Read no farther said Deans the question is what is to be done. 21. O Procrastination exclaimed the hermit thou art a soul murderer Unhappy man farewell not for a while but until we both shall meet no matter where.

EXERCISE XIV.

GENERAL EXERCISE ON PUNCTUATION.

DIRECTION. Study these sentences till you understand their construction, and then punctuate them in accordance with the rules given in the preceding lessons.

1. Deut xx 21 2 Sam xix 23 AD 1890.

2. Bot 9 mos credit 4 yds 3 qrs at 12 cts a yd.

3. Habemus confitentem reum We have the accused one confessing i e you plead guilty.

4. The revolt however was important.

5. Seeing the fertile plains of Gaul they were dissatisfied with their own land.

6. The hubbub was fearful even the critics took fright.

7. And what conclusion after all can be drawn from mere inferiority?

8. Byron had little dramatic talent he could not go out of himself.

9. The weapons of a Roman soldier were of two kinds (1) offensive weapons (a) the javelin (b) the sword gladius (2) defensive weapons (a) a brazen helmet (b) a cuirass (c) greaves (d) a shield.

10. He designated the greatest man then living as that reptile Mr Burke.

11. That resolution was indeed unjust but till it was rescinded could the minister advise the king to bestow any mark of approbation on the person censured.

12. O thou that bringest good tidings aid me.

13. The French having been dispersed in a gale put back to Toulon.

14. Virtue merit everything that is praiseworthy will be made the subject of ridicule.

15. With all his faults and they were neither few nor small only one cemetery was worthy to contain his remains.

16. So came the autumn and passed and the winter yet Gabriel

came not.

17. This friend of humanity says When I consider their lives I seem to see the golden age beginning again.

18. The double value it will be noticed is obtained in the same way.

19. He was carried to a neighboring house where it appeared that the wound though severe was not mortal.

20. The authors of the Act had established two independent powers the one judicial the other political.

21. Whatever I have tried to do in life I have tried with all my heart to do well Whatever I have devoted myself to I have devoted myself to completely.

22. Oh Rouen she said when she saw the lofty scaffold.

23. Some of his classmates were afterwards men of note e g Abbott the historian Pierce the politician and Cheever the preacher and author.

24. Thence in February 1827 he set out for Spain and while in Madrid he made the acquaintance of Washington Irving then. engaged on his Life of Christopher Columbus.

25. Let the quotients and remainders be denoted by the letters in the margin then we have the following results that is to say etc. 26. Each Roman citizen had usually three names the praenomen the nomen and the cognomen.

27. In the year 600 B C the Greeks of Phocæa in Asia Minor emigrated and settled at Massilia now Marseilles.

28. In 1843 the year of his second marriage he published a dramatic poem on which he had long been working The Spanish student.

29. How Conrade murdered and by the Grand Master his sponsor and most intimate friend exclaimed Richard.

30. He shortly afterwards took up his residence at H as an inmate of the household of the Rev Dr N.

31. The spirit does but mean the breath Tennyson.

32. Distraction if the earth could swallow me.

33. Tired and hungry sick and sore they continued their march. 34. He fell over the cliff down down down into that awful abyss.

35. Listen Listen methinks I hear that dreadful sound.

36. After his return from Germany he led a desultory life he was in London Malta and Rome.

37. The character of Coleridge was peculiar his mind was active powerful many-sided in politics religion metaphysics poetry and literary criticism he thought deeply and few spoke more wisely but of all he thought and of all he uttered only fragments remain.

38. To this day they always use the word political as synonymous with diplomatic.

39. Pope saw in the Indian only an object of compassion Fennimore Cooper invested him with some dignity and other virtues Longfellow found in him and his surroundings material for poetry.

40. As to the position pursuits and connections of Junius the following are the most important facts First that he was acquainted with the technical forms of the Secretary of States office secondly he was acquainted with the business of the war office thirdly that he during the year 1770 attended debates in the House of Lords fourthly that he bitterly resented the appointment of Mr Charnier fifthly that he was bound by some strong tie to the first Lord Holland.

41. Had he permitted me to remain quiet I should have said Tis his estate thats enough It is his by law what have I to do with it or its history? He would naturally have said on his side Tis this mans fortune He is as good now as my ancestor was two hundred and fifty years ago.