(OBS. 5. In speaking or in writing, we “almost always leave out some of the words which are necessary to a full expression of our meaning. This leaving out is called the ellipsis.”)

John Milton; born Dec. 9, 1608; completed Paradise Lost, 1665; died Nov. 10, 1674.

IV. COMMA.

14. Repeated words or expressions; three or more serial terms; two unconnected serial terms,—are separated from each other by the comma.

a. Repeated words or expressions.

Shut, shut the door.

I, I, I, I itself, I,

The inside and outside, the what and the why,

The when and the where, and the low and the high,

All I, I, I, I itself, I.