Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Interrogation and Exclamation Points

The interrOgation-point should be
| placed after every interrogative sentence;
as, Have AL our opportunities been i'm
! proved?"
Place M Interrogation point after every
interrOgative member; as, "Our DAYS
are passing swiftly by; are we conscious
of the fact?"
Place an interrogation-poin after every
interrOgative clause as, g He died (whO
can tell with what sorrowO in a dun
geon."
An interrogation should be
placed after the intersections Aey and eb
when they imply question; as, You
are going to leave home, hey" Home
don't suit you, eh?"
A sentence which asserts that ques-
ton is asked is not interrogative, but
declarative, and should be followed by a
period; as, "The ancients asked if the
soul is immortal" A slight change in
the construction makes it interrogative ;
as, 1.-THE ancients asked, Is the soul i'm
mOrtal?"
A question is often introduced into the
middle Of a sentence, and should be fol-
lowed by an interrogation-point; as,
"They all asked, Has the war actually
begUn?' with great emotion"
When several inteTogative clauses oc-
cur after an interrOgatiye sentence, each
containing a distinct question, an inter
rogatiOn-point should be placed after
each; as, Did John love to study? did
Henry? did James? did Mary? did Jen-
nie?" If the arrangement be changed
so that the clauses stand first, only one
interrogation-point should be used; as,
" Did John, did Henry, did James, did
Nav ala lpva +o c+I1Iy-9'1
When compound interrogative SEN
tence is connected by a conjunction,
each member implying distinct ques-
ton, an interrogation point should be
| placed after each member; as, "Should
boys spend their evenings in running
| about the streets? or should they remain
at homer" Notice how the following is
punctuated: "Canst thou draw out levia-
| than with hook? or his tongue with a
cord which thou lettest down? CansC
thou put hook into his nose? or bore
his jaw through with a thorn?"
! An eXclamation-point should be placed
after every explanatory sentence; as,
How fast the fitting figures comet"
| Place an exclamation point after every
explanatory member; as, THE autumn
winds are blowing; how mournful is the
| sound!"
Place an exclamation-point after every
EXPLANATORY clause; as, " He died with
what fearful anguishD in a dungeon"
Place an exclamation-point after every
EXPLANATORY expression; as, "What a
story!" For shame." How ridicu-
lous!"
An exclamation-point is often placed
after vocative clause; as, Q, unhappy
France! thy glory has departed" A COM
ma may properly take the place OF the
acknowledgements; as, go unhappy
France, thy glory has departed"
Place an exclamation point after every
interjection except 0, eh and hey; as,
Alas! OH all pshaw! Thus: Alas.
why did [ go?" "Ohl there is terror in
the sound All! pity me-" "Pshaw.
what ridiculous idea!
An interiection is often so closely con-
nected with the words that follow that
the exclamation point is reserved for the
close; as. "Oh. YOU don't say so.
Z. Hurrah for freedom!" "Ah mel" " Alas
for him,"
The intersections 0 and oh are different
words O, which should always be cap
ital, is used in addressing or invoking
and should not, usually, be followed by
any mark of punctuation; as, 70 beau
tlful maiden, smile on me" On, Whlci
should commence with a small letter eX
cept at the beginning of a sentence or
direct quotation, is used to express dlf
ferent emotions OF the mind, and is gen
orally followed by an acknowledgements
as, Il will not go; for oh! | cannot meet
him face to face"
The principles given for the use Of in
terrogation-points after interrogativ'
clauses apply in like manner to the ust
of acknowledgements after exclamator!
clauses. Thus: Z" o virtue, how Lowell!