Two Years' Course in English CompositionGinn and Company, 1912 - 377 páginas |
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... comma ( , ) , the colon ( :) , the semicolon ( ; ) , and the dash ( - ) . We should be careful to have a reason for every mark that we use . 15. Spelling . Five hundred years ago readers and writ- ers were not particular about spelling ...
... comma ( , ) , the colon ( :) , the semicolon ( ; ) , and the dash ( - ) . We should be careful to have a reason for every mark that we use . 15. Spelling . Five hundred years ago readers and writ- ers were not particular about spelling ...
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... commas , semicolons , and so on . It will be well always to bring the notebook to class . 19. Pupils ' Criticisms . In recitation , sometimes a pupil will read his composition aloud , and teacher and class- mates will make criticisms ...
... commas , semicolons , and so on . It will be well always to bring the notebook to class . 19. Pupils ' Criticisms . In recitation , sometimes a pupil will read his composition aloud , and teacher and class- mates will make criticisms ...
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... comma . ( Indicate other needed marks of punctuation in the same way . ) Penmanship . Poss Possessive case . ( A check mark over the word is also suitable indication ; thus : girls . ། Paragraph . 66.99 R Quotation marks . Repetition of ...
... comma . ( Indicate other needed marks of punctuation in the same way . ) Penmanship . Poss Possessive case . ( A check mark over the word is also suitable indication ; thus : girls . ། Paragraph . 66.99 R Quotation marks . Repetition of ...
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... comma or a semicolon in a will may make a difference of thousands of dollars to an heir . Defective punctuation may make a law of no effect . 33. The Period . As soon as we express a complete thought , we are to let the reader know that ...
... comma or a semicolon in a will may make a difference of thousands of dollars to an heir . Defective punctuation may make a law of no effect . 33. The Period . As soon as we express a complete thought , we are to let the reader know that ...
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... Comma . We must not only separate our sen- tences , but must also make use of whatever marks will help us so to group the words within a sentence that they will be most readily understood.1 important are the comma , THE COMMA 55.
... Comma . We must not only separate our sen- tences , but must also make use of whatever marks will help us so to group the words within a sentence that they will be most readily understood.1 important are the comma , THE COMMA 55.
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active voice adjective adverb begin called choose clause coherence comma complex sentences composition correct criticize Dear dependent clause direct object emphasis English example EXERCISES explain exposition expression father following sentences girl give given high school INDICATIVE MOOD interest Ivanhoe kind look meaning mind morning Nagaina Nehushta never NOTE noun object oral outline participle passive voice past perfect Perfect Tense person phrases plural prepared preposition present perfect Present Perfect Tense pronoun punctuation pupil Rewrite Rip Van Winkle Robert Louis Stevenson sect securing selection singular sometimes speaker spelling story subjective complement subjunctive mood suggested syllable talk teacher tell tence thing thou tion topic sentence unity verb Washington Irving wish words Write a paragraph Write a theme Write sentences written
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Página 250 - The school-boy whips his taxed top — the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle on a taxed road ; — and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent.
Página 185 - ... and weather-beaten), there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.
Página 84 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Página 43 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Página 273 - My plans That soar, to earth may fall. Let once my army-leader Lannes Waver at yonder wall " — Out 'twixt the battery-smokes there flew A rider, bound on bound Full-galloping ; nor bridle drew Until he reached the mound.
Página 185 - I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbor, and an obedient, hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity; for those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
Página 272 - You know, we French stormed Ratisbon : A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind. ii Just as perhaps he mused " My plans " That soar, to earth may fall, " Let once my army-leader Lannes
Página 240 - Now Giant Despair had a wife, and her name was Diffidence ; so when he was gone to bed, he told his wife what he had done, to wit, that he had taken a couple of prisoners, and cast them into his dungeon for trespassing on his grounds. Then he asked her also what he had best to do further to them. So she asked him what they were, whence they came, and whither they were bound, and he told her.
Página 184 - In that same village, and in one of these very houses, (which, to tell the precise truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Página 40 - To an American visiting Europe, the long voyage he has to make is an excellent preparative. The temporary absence of worldly scenes and employments produces a state of mind peculiarly fitted to receive new and vivid impressions.