Elements of English Composition: Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical (1868) |
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... separated by a comma ; as , " The husband , wife , and children perished . " " He is supported by his father , his uncle , and his elder brother . " When , however , two nouns are closely connected by a conjune tion , the comma is ...
... separated by a comma ; as , " The husband , wife , and children perished . " " He is supported by his father , his uncle , and his elder brother . " When , however , two nouns are closely connected by a conjune tion , the comma is ...
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... separated by the comma ; as , " The study of natural history expands and elevates the mind . " “ Whether we cat or drink , labor or sleep , we should be moderate . " Here the pairs of verbs are separated as pairs by the comma . So with ...
... separated by the comma ; as , " The study of natural history expands and elevates the mind . " “ Whether we cat or drink , labor or sleep , we should be moderate . " Here the pairs of verbs are separated as pairs by the comma . So with ...
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... separated either by a Colon ( :) , or Semicolon ( ; ) . 1. The first of these is used when a portion of the sentence makes complete sense , and might be closed with a period , but something is added for the purpose of illustration ; as ...
... separated either by a Colon ( :) , or Semicolon ( ; ) . 1. The first of these is used when a portion of the sentence makes complete sense , and might be closed with a period , but something is added for the purpose of illustration ; as ...
Contents
LESSON | 15 |
Additional examples for the use of capital letters c 12 | 15 |
Nouns Their gender | 23 |
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able action adjective adverb answer applied avoid beautiful become called cause character clause clear common complete composition connected considered consists construction contains Correct denote dependent desire effect employed English example EXERCISES expression father figure former give given hand happy head idea illustrated important John kind language learned less LESSON letter live Lord manner meaning mind nature never noun object observed omitted participle particular past period person phrase pleasure plural possessive preposition present principal pronoun proper properly qualities reason reference relation require rhetorical RULE sense sentence separated singular sometimes sound speak stand style Supply syllable taken thing thou thought tion truth turn verb verse whole words writing