RULE 4. The days of the week, and months of the year, should begin with a capital letter; and also the names of the planets. False use, etc. on monday we went to the park, and on thursday we returned to lansingburgh. the eighth month is august. i shall go home in january. next to venus, the most brilliant of the planets is jupiter. the planet saturn revolves round the sun in a period of about thirty of our years RULE 5. The names of the Deity and those of the heathen gods, should begin with capitals; as Almighty, Jehovah, God; Jupiter, Mars, Minerva, Venus, etc. False use, etc. the almighty god hath said it. the lord god jehovah reigneth. may the goddess minerva be propitious. the god of war is mars. RULE 6. The pronoun I, and interjection O, when it is not united with h, are expressed as capitals. Also when a pronoun represents the deity, it should begin with a capital. False use, etc. on this point i have but one opinion. o! if you only knew how my brain is tortured! yes-oh! how happy i am. and i understand all about these things. RULE 7. you All names of continents, countries, states, counties, towns, oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and islands, should begin with a capital letter. False use, etc. the mediterranean sea separates europe from africa. the isle of man is in st. george's channel. he passed through washington on his way south. he crossed the atlantic ocean in two SECOND COURSE. What is the fourth rule for capitals? What, the fifth? What, the sixth? What, the seventh? weeks. we caught some noble fish in the lake bombazine. steamboats go down the hudson in twelve hours. the capital of massachusetts is boston. RULE 8. All names of religious sects should begin with a capital; as, Papists, Baptists, Universalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Methodists, Friends; also the names of the different sects in idolatrous countries, should begin with a capital. False use, etc. the creed of the universalists favors the doctrine of universal salvation. those who adhere to the authority of the church of rome, are called papists. the friends can never be prevailed on to enlist in the army. RULE 9. Words derived from proper names, should begin with a capital; as, Ciceronian, Newtonian, Baconian. False use, etc. who does not admire the grecian and roman heroes of old! the newtonian system of philosophy has many enemies. his eloquence was of the ciceronian order. he studied english, french and italian. RULE 10. The names of all benevolent and other societies, and of festal days, should begin with a capital. False use, etc. the young men's debating society held a meeting last week. the maternal association has greatly increased since the commencement of spring. the mutual insurance company will make a dividend this month. the boston lyceum is quite flourishing, the anniversary of our national independence was celebrated in the usual spirit. where were you last christmas? SECOND COURSE. What is the eighth rule for capitals? What, the ninth? What, the tenth ? RULE 11. When an object is personified, and a strictly individual idea is expressed, the name of it should commence with a capital. False use, etc. indulgent fancy! from the fruitful banks earth felt the wound, and nature from her seat, then sated hunger bids his brother thirst produce the mighty bowl. RULE 12. When a direct quotation is made, or an example is given from any specified author, the first word of each should commence with a capital; as, "Think, then act." Cicero says, "Take care that the republic receive no detriment." When the quotation is indirect, the capital is unnecessary. False use, etc. always remember this ancient proverb, "know thyself." our great lawgiver says, "take up thy cross daily, and follow me." solomon observes, "that pride goes before destruction." RULE 13. Words used to express the principal subjects of a discourse, and those of special importance; also "titles of books, and the heads of their principal divisions, should be printed in capitals." When books are merely mentioned, the chief words of their titles begin with capitals, and the other letters are small; as, "Pope's Essay on Man." Proper names are sometimes written entirely with capitals. False use, etc. johnson's dictionary of the english language. rollin's ancient SECOND COURSE. What is the eleventh rule for capitals? What, the twelfth? What, the thirteenth ? history. bancroft's history of the united states. opie on lying. andrews' and stoddard's latin grammar. locke's essay on the human understanding. stewart's intellectual philosophy. RULES FOR THE USE OF ITALICS. RULE 1. When an author wishes for any purpose to make a word, phrase, or sentence emphatic, it is usually italicised; as, "Truth is the daughter of time." "I did not say a better soldier. RULE 2. A word, phrase, or sentence, is printed in capitals when it is desirable to make it more distinctive than if it were italicised; as, OBSERVATION and EXPERIMENT constitute the basis of the science of mechanics. RULE 3. When a sentence italicised contains a word or phrase which it is desirable to distinguish from others, it should be written in capitals or Roman letters; as, one great means of the student's success is perseverance. To find the surface of a REGULAR SOLID. RULE 4. Words used as such, should be italicised; as, "The relative that represents both persons and things." REM. In the common English version of the Bible, the words not found in the original are italicised; as, "For who maketh thee to differ from others?" RULE 5. When words and phrases from foreign languages are introduced into English, they should be italicised; as, "They went en masse to the fair;" "This is an argument à priori.” SECOND COURSE. What is the first rule for the use of Italics? What, the second? What, the third? What, the fourth? What, the fifth? What is the substance of the remark under the fourth rule? as, RULE 6. In writing, the words to be italicised, should be underlined; "Man is influenced by hopes as well as fears." SYLLABLES AND WORDS. § 15. A syllable is one or more letters enounced by a single impulse of the voice, and forms either a whole word or only a part of it; as, man, manners, good, goodness. § 16. Words are the medium of expressing thought and feeling, and may contain one or more syllables; as hope, happiness. § 17. A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable; of two, a dissylable; of three, a trissyllable; of four or more, a polysyllable. 18. There are two kinds of words, primitive and derivative. § 19. A primitive word is one that cannot be reduced to a simpler form; as, man, tree. § 20. A derivative word is derived from a simpler word; as, manhood, greatness. § 21. Words are simple and compound. § 22. A simple word is not united with another word; as, youth, love, boy. 23. A compound word is composed of two or more simple words; as, watchman, hopeless. ❤ § 24. Those words that are uniformly compounded are consolidated; as, schoolmaster, scholarship, penmanship. Those that are occasionally united are joined with a hyphen; as, spelling-book, singing-school. FIRST COURSE. What is a syllable? What are words? What is a word of one syllable called? of two? of three? of four or more? How many kinds of words are there? What are primitive words? What, derivatives? What other division has words? What is a simple word? What, a compound? What are consolidated compounds? SECOND COURSE. What is the sixth rule for the use of italics 2 |