First Language Book - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1150538813 ISBN 13: 9781150538810

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1913. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... A comma is always used to separate yes and no, meaning the opposite of yes, from the rest of a sentence. Writing the Story As soon as you think that you can do it, close your book and write this part of the story. Try to have your paper perfect the first time. After you have written it, open your book and compare your work carefully, word by word and sentence by sentence, with the story in the book. Correct all mistakes you can find before handing your paper to the teacher. VII WHERE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS (A lesson to study with your teacher.) 1. The first word of every sentence must begin with a capital letter. 2. The first word in every title must begin with a capital letter. 3. All important words in titles must begin with capital letters. 4. The first word in a quotation begins with a capital letter. 6. The letter / when written alone is always a capital. » WHERE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS 125 6. Every name of a person must begin with a capital letter. 7. The first word in every line of poetry must begin with a capital letter. Here are a few paragraphs of a story that you already know. The Little White Flower Once upon a time in a land far from here there lived the most beautiful queen in the world. She was as good as she was beautiful, and so all her people loved her dearly. In the good queen's country lived a poor little boy named Tom. One morning little Tom heard some men talking together in the market place. "To-morrow is our dear queen's birthday," said one. "I shall give her a pot of honey, for honey is the sweetest thing in the world." Read the title. Why does The begin with a capital letter? Why does Flower begin with a capital letter? In the first sentence, why does Once begin with a capital letter? In the second paragraph, why does Tom begin with...

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1150538813
• ISBN 13: 9781150538810
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile