am

A Caret, marked thus a; as, "I a diligent." A Hyphen, which is thus marked —; as, "Lap dog, to-morrow."

The Acute Accent, marked thus'; as, “ Fan'cy." The Grave Accent, thus'; as, "Favour." The proper mark to distinguish a long fyllable, is this; as, " Rofy:" and a fhort one, this as, "Folly." This laft mark is called a Breve.

A Diærefis, thus marked", fhows that two vowels form separate fyllables; as, “Creätor." A Section is thus marked f.

A Paragraph thus ¶.

A Quotation has two inverted commas at the beginning, and two direct ones at the end of a phrafe or paffage; as,

"The proper ftudy of mankind is man."

Crotchets or Brackets ferve to inclofe a particular word or fentence. They are marked thus [].

An Index or Handpoints out a remarkable paffage.

A Brace

}

unites three poetical lines; or connects a number of words, in profe, with one

common term.

An Afterisk or little ftar* directs the reader to fome note in the margin.

An Ellipfis is thus marked "Kg," for King.

; as,

An Obelisk, which is marked thus †, and Parallels thus |, together with the letters of the alphabet, and figures, are ufed as references to the margin.

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CAPITALS.

The following words fhould begin with capitals.

ift, The firft word of every book, chapter, letter, paragraph, &c,

2d, The first word after a period, and frequently after the notes of interrogation and exclamation.

3d, The names of the Deity; as, God, Jehovah, the Supreme Being, &c.

&c.

4th, Proper names of perfons, places, fhips,

5th, Adjectives derived from the proper names of places; as, Grecian, Roman, English, &c.

6th, The firft word of an example, and of a quotation in a direct form ; as, "Always remember this ancient maxim; • Know thyfelf.'

7th, The first word of every line in poetry. 8th, The pronoun I, and the interjection O! 9th, Words of particular importance; as, the Reformation, the Reftoration, the Revolution.

CONTAINING

EXERCISES

IN ORTHOGRAPHY, IN PARSING, IN SYNTAX, AND IN

*The erroneous spelling is to be rectified by Dr. Johnfon's Dictionary. For the propriety of exhibiting erroneous Exercifes in Orthography, fee the advertisement to the eleventh edition of the English Exercises.

A pidgeon pye.
A plumb puddin.
A rich cheascake.
A beefstake.
A mutton chop.
A fholder of lamb.
A fillett of veel.
A hanch of venefon.
A cup of choccolate.
A bafon of foop.
Coalchefter oifters.
Pheffants and patridges.
A red herrin.
A large lobftor.
Sammon is a finer fifh
than turbot, pertch,
or haddick.

Lifbon orranges.
Spannish cheffnuts.
A beach tree,
A burch tree.
A flour gardin.
A feild of rie.
The wheat harvist.
A bleu fky.
A lovly day.
A beautifull scene.

A fplendid pallace.

Safron is yallow.
Vinigar is fowr.
Shugar is fweet.

A pair of scizzars.
A filver bodken.
A small pennknife.
Black-lead penfils.
Ravens' quils.
A box of waifers.
A stick of feeling wax.

The pint of a fword.
The edge of a razer.
The tail of a plow.
The gras of the feilds.

A clean flore.
An arm chare.
The front dore.

The back kitchin.
The little parlor.
A freindly gift.

An affectionnate parent.
A dutifull child.

Anoblidging behaivour.
A wellcome meffenger.
Improveing converfa-

tion.

A chearful countenance. An importunate begger.

An antient caftel.

A ftraight gate.

An occafional vifitter.

An encourageing look.

Be not affraid to do what is right.

An intermitent feaver. Preferve your honor.