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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


33. _What effect does it have on the value of a letter to draw a
line above it?_
In most cases it increases its value a thousand times.
34. _Is a line ever drawn beneath a letter for the same purpose?_
In some instances it is.
35. _What effect does it have on a letter as a numeral to repeat
it?_
Repeats its value as often as it is repeated.


CAPITALS AND ITALICS.

1. _What is a Capital letter?_
A large letter.
2. _What is an Italic letter?_
A form of oblique letters derived from the Italians.
3. _What is Rule 1 for the use of Capitals?_
Title pages and headings of chapters should be entirely in capitals.
4. _Give Rule 2._
The first word of every book, tract, essay, letter, etc., should
begin with a capital.
5. _Give Rule 3._
The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital.
6. _Give Rule 4._
Clauses separately numbered should begin with a capital.
7. _Give Rule 5._
The first word after an interrogation point should usually begin
with a capital.


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