High School English Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...beauty. There are three degrees of comparison: --positive, comparative, and superlative. 5. The dash is used to indicate the omission of letters or figures. The Revolutionary War lasted from 1775-83. 6. Dashes are frequently used between words and groups of words to indicate hesitancy or strong emotion. Yes--no--that is, if you are perfectly--perfectly--will--willing. Note. Do not make the dash do duty for other marks of punctuation. The dash has its distinctive uses and should not be misused. 261. Uses of Quotation Marks 1. All direct quotations should be enclosed in quotation marks. "Will you," said the superintendent, "report this matter in full?" Note. When the direct quotation is interrupted by a parenthetical expression, both parts of the quotation must be enclosed in quotation marks. Care should be taken to show where quoted passages begin and end. 2. When a quotation consists of more than one paragraph, quotation marks should be placed at the beginning of each paragraph, but at the end of the last one only. 3. A quotation within a quotation is indicated by single quotation marks. "Yes, of course," she admitted, "but Father said distinctly, 'I prefer to go myself.'" Note 1. For a third quotation, that is, a quotation within the one indicated by the single marks, use double quotation marks. Note 2. An exclamation or interrogation point is placed before the quotation marks if it belongs to the matter quoted; after the quotation marks, if it belongs to the whole sentence. 4. Titles of books, periodicals, musical compositions, paintings, and sculptures are enclosed in quotation marks. Shakespeare's "As You Like It" is the play the students selected. Note. In printed matter italics are often used instead of...