9. Quotation marks are used to inclose and indicate a direct quotation. Coleridge says, Experience is the best schoolmaster." 10. The hyphen is used to connect the last syllable of an unfinished word at the end of a line to the rest of the word at the beginning of the next line. Words must break this way by syllables only and not by letters. 11. The hyphen is used also to separate the parts of some compound words. Exercise 1.-Punctuate these sentences: 1. They the Puritans came direct from Holland 2. Mr Davis so I have heard was a brave soldier 3. Relatives friends home money all gone 4. The American flag has three colors namely red white and blue 5. Do your duty nothing can then harm you 6. Dickens was a humorist Scott a historian 7. What are you crazy cried the old man 8. We visited him Milton one morning in June 9. Take him and welcome the surgeons said 10. Good morning my friend said he may I walk with you 11. The old man trembling pallid and frightened stood up 12. Nero thou mighty monster thou inhuman wretch 13. The Southern States report the following corn cotton sugar rice fruits vegetables 14. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute a new government laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness Exercise 2.-Copy these selections and punctuate the sentences properly: 1. Whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things 2. There was a South of slavery and secession that South is dead there is a South of union and freedom that South thank God is living breathing growing every hour 3. Great types like venerable plants are slow to flower and fruit but from the union of these colonists Puritans and Cavaliers from the straightening of their purposes and the crossing of their blood slow perfecting through a century came he who stands as the first typical American the first who comprehended within himself all the strength and gentleness all the majesty and grace of this republic Abraham Lincoln 4. It is in vain sir to extenuate the matter gentlemen may cry peace peace but there is no peace the war is actually begun the next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms our brethren are already in the field why stand we here idle what is it that gentlemen wish what would they have is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery forbid it Almighty God I know not what course others may take but as for me give me liberty or give me death 5. Before he enter on the execution of his office the President shall take the following oath or affirmation I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States The President shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States and of the militia of the several states when called into the actual service of the United States he may require the opinion in writing of the principal officer in each of the executive departments upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States except in cases of impeachment TOPICS FOR STORY WRITING 1. Experiences of a newsboy. 2. A trip to the North Pole in a whaleboat. 3. How we killed a wild-cat. 4. Stolen by the gypsies. 5. The boy who would not play truant. 6. How we won the baseball game. 7. The countryman at the circus. 8. A trip to New York. 9. Shipwrecked on a desert island. 10. Taking the baby's picture. 11. A visit to Mammoth Cave. 12. My experience during the earthquake. 13. Ascending Vesuvius. 14. The time I saw a ghost. 15. Going up in a balloon and what happened. 16. Hunting the tiger in India. 17. A trip across a desert on a camel. 18. Lost in a fog. 19. Pursued by wolves in Russia. 20. Traveling with a circus. 21. A visit to a coal mine. 22. A story the tramp told. 238 SHORT ITEMS FOR THE NEWSPAPERS 1. Two children lost in a storm. 7. A burglary in Thompson's hardware store. 8. A mad dog seen in the city. 9. Some new animals at the park. 10. Child run over by an automobile. 11. The Firemen's parade yesterday. 12. A terrible snowstorm in the West. 13. The Agricultural Fair a great success. 14. Improvements on the courthouse. 15. An explosion at the gas house. 16. The result of the election yesterday. 17. A fight in a barroom up town. 18. Progress of the new bridge over the river. 19. An epidemic of measles in the city. 20. A policeman killed last night in a row. 21. Two boys injured while hunting. 22. A big fire in a warehouse. 23. A child lost yesterday on the streets. 24. Work needed on the city hall. 25. The apple crop threatened by the frost. 26. The races at the Fair Grounds. 27. The great military parade. IRREGULAR VERBS (For reference only) When a verb forms its past tense and participle by changes in the word itself or by various endings, other than d or ed, it is called irregular. The following list contains the most important irregular verbs. Forms that are rarely used have been omitted. 1 The star indicates that the regular form in ed is also in use. irregular verbs not in this list the student is advised to consult a dic For tionary. 240 1 |