III.—THE PERIOD.—Copy the following sentences, and insert the Comma, the
Semicolon, the Colon, and the PERIOD, where they are requisite.
UNDER RULE I.—OF DISTINCT SENTENCES.
"Then appeared the sea and the dry land the mountains rose and the rivers flowed the sun and moon began their course in the skies herbs and plants clothed the ground the air the earth and the waters were stored with their respective inhabitants at last man was made in the image of God"
"In general those parents have most reverence who most deserve it for he that lives well cannot be despised"
UNDER RULE II.—OF ALLIED SENTENCES.
"Civil accomplishments frequently give rise to fame but a distinction is to be made between fame and true honour the statesman the orator or the poet may be famous while yet the man himself is far from being honoured"
UNDER RULE III.—OF ABBREVIATIONS.
"Glass was invented in England by Benalt a monk A D 664" "The Roman era U C commenced A C 1753 years" "Here is the Literary Life of S T Coleridge Esq" "PLATO a most illustrious philosopher of antiquity died at Athens 348 B C aged 81 his writings are very valuable his language beautiful and correct and his philosophy sublime"—See Univ. Biog. Dict.
EXERCISE V.—PUNCTUATION.
I. THE DASH.—Copy the following sentences, and insert, in their proper places, the DASH, and such other points as are necessary.