Where the punctuation requires alteration, the correct point should be written in the margin. (See No. 5.)
When a space has been omitted between two words, a caret must be made where the separation ought to be, and the sign No. 6 placed opposite in the margin.
When a word should form a compound with another, it is denoted as in No. 7.
When a letter has been omitted, a caret is put at the place of omission, and the letter marked as No. 8.
Where a line is too widely spaced, the mark No. 9 must be placed between the words and also in the margin.
Where a new paragraph is required, a quadrangle is drawn in the margin, and a caret placed at the beginning of the sentence. (See No. 10.)
No. 11 shows the way in which the apostrophe, inverted commas, the star and other references, and superior letters and figures, are marked.
Where two words are transposed, a line is drawn over one word and below the other, and the mark No. 12 placed in the margin; but where several words require to be transposed, their right order is signified by a figure placed over each word, and the mark No. 12 in the margin.
Where words have been struck out that have afterward been approved of, dots should be marked under them, and stet written in the margin. (See No. 13.)
Where a space sticks up between two words, a horizontal line is drawn under it, and the mark No. 14 placed opposite, in the margin.