A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... example . A. Nature clothes the beasts with hair , the birds with feath- ers , and the fishes with scales . Q. What is a semicolon ? A. A semicolon , marked thus ( ; ) notes a middle breathing between the comma and the colon . Q. What ...
... example . A. Nature clothes the beasts with hair , the birds with feath- ers , and the fishes with scales . Q. What is a semicolon ? A. A semicolon , marked thus ( ; ) notes a middle breathing between the comma and the colon . Q. What ...
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... example . A. Before all things , it is necessary for a man to take a true estimate of himself : for we mostly think ourselves able to do more than we can . Q. What other use does a colon serve to ? A. It is also used before a ...
... example . A. Before all things , it is necessary for a man to take a true estimate of himself : for we mostly think ourselves able to do more than we can . Q. What other use does a colon serve to ? A. It is also used before a ...
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... example . A. I verily believe ( nor is it a vain belief ) that there is a God , who can reward and punish us . Q. What is the pause proper for the parenthesis ? A. Each part of it is equal to a comma . Q. What is a parathesis ? A. A ...
... example . A. I verily believe ( nor is it a vain belief ) that there is a God , who can reward and punish us . Q. What is the pause proper for the parenthesis ? A. Each part of it is equal to a comma . Q. What is a parathesis ? A. A ...
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