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Tin- interrogation point is used only after a <{uostion ; as, " Why did 

 you say so ? " 



The interjection point is used only to denote an exclamation ; as, 

 " Alas ! all my joys have flown ! " 



The parenthesis is used to enclose a portion of a sentence which if left 

 out would not destroy the sense ; as, "*I value this flower (a faded flower) 

 highly." 



The apostrophe is used to mark the possessive case, and also the omis- 

 sion of a letter or letters in a word ; as, " Frederick's hair is black," or, 

 " Gen'l Grant is getting old." 



The carat is used to mark an omitted word, which word must be writ- 

 ten immediately above it ; as, 



wet 

 " What a day ! " 



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The hyphen is used to connect compound words, and at the end of a 

 line shows that more syllables are carried over to the next line. 



Quotation marks are used before and after every quotation, to separate 

 and define it ; as, " Many are called, but few are chosen." 



CAPITAL LETTEKS. 



Tin- capital letters only set apart the sentences and paragraphs, but 

 while their proper use adds greatly to the beauty of an epistle, their omis- 

 sion (] improper use will make the pages present a perfectly absurd 

 appearance. 



Begin every paragraph with a capital letter. 

 Begin every sentence following a period with a capital letter, 

 in all proper names with a capital letter. 



in all titles, as Lieut. (Jovrrnors. Yiee-lYesidi-nt . ( Jeneral, Doctor, 

 or Captain, with a capital Letter, 



ii all names of places, ;l -> Mont real, St. Catharines, Niagara, -with a 

 1 letter, 

 ii tin- words North, South, K:i>t. West, and their compounds and 



1 North-east. S. W.. with a capital let; 

 Begin the names oi h-ity anl Heaven, or the pronoun used for the 



!-, as, in Jli- mercy Thou. Father, with a capital let! 

 lie-in all ai ; formed from thenam.^..!' plao^ or points of the 



thru), with a capital let ' 



ry with a capital letter. 

 Begin all <pi with a capital ! 



