Acknowledgments are due to the authors of many text books on rhetoric and composition. From them many helpful suggestions have been received. Credit is due also to the author's fellow teachers in the department of English in the Boys' High School of Brooklyn. Many of the ideas presented here have grown up in the department, each member having contributed a liberal share. Boys' High School, Brooklyn, C. M. S. PART I CHAPTER I REVIEW OF PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION 1. The First Word.- Capitals are used for the initial letter of a sentence, of a line of poetry, of a direct 2. Names of Deity.- All names and titles of the Deity and personal pronouns referring to Him begin 3. Proper Names.- All proper nouns and proper adjectives, including names of days, months, streets, Note. The words street, river, mountain, etc., begin with capitals when used in connection with their names. The names of seasons are not written with capitals. 4. Official Titles.- Official titles and titles of honor or office begin with capitals. 5. Titles of Books.- In the titles of books, essays, works of art, etc., the first word and every other promi- nent word, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, and sometimes pronouns and adverbs, begin with capitals. 6. Important Events.- The names of important events, epochs, and bodies of men, begin with capitals. 7. In Personification.- Names of personified objects begin with capitals. 8. The Pronoun I.-The interjection O, the pronoun I, the words Bible, Scripture, and the names of the books and parts of the Bible are written with capitals. EXERCISE 9. Give the reasons for the use of capitals in the following sentences: I. St. Augustine is the oldest town in the United States. 2. 'Tis as easy now for the heart to be true As for grass to be green or skies to be blue. 3. I heard my father say, "Do you know where that boy has gone?" 4. The question is, What are we going to do about it? 5. Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and Mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity. 6. We have just taken up the study of Browning. 7. Why is English called a composite language? 8. The meeting was held on the first Tuesday in June. 9. He lives on Chestnut Street. IO. The Hudson River is sometimes called the Rhine of America. II. The Swiss are a liberty loving people. 14. Denver is one of the richest cities of the West. 15. We heard the President's inaugural address. 16. The Rise and Fall of the Dutch Republic. 17. He was killed during the Civil War. 18. Shakespeare is the greatest name in the Elizabethan Age of English literature. 19. Your voiceless lips, O Flowers, are living preachers. |