To mark the short quantity of syllables.
44. What is a short syllable?
One in which the vowel has the short sound.
45. What kind of a mark is the Tilde?
A Spanish mark.
46. How many uses has the Tilde?
Two.
47. What are they?
Placed over n it gives the sound of ny as, in cañon. In English it indicates certain sounds of the vowels.
48. How many accent marks are there?