The mechanics of writing; a compendium of rules regarding manuscript-arrangement, spelling, the compounding of words, abbreviations, the ... use of italics, punctuation, and paragraphing

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...the historical connection of the dedication; he is estimating its worthiness; this topic is continued to the end of the speech. The composition thus has two main thought-components: the first is the passage from the beginning to "live " in line 10; the second is the remainder of the composition. Within the first main component there are no distinct sub-components. Within the second main component, however, there are two distinct sub-components. These are sufficiently indicated by the following analysis: I. The dedication in its historical connection (lines 1-10) II. Estimate of the worthiness of the dedication (line 10end) 1. Decorousness of the act (the sentence "It... this," lines 10-11) 2. Its unimportance (" But" in line 11-end) a. Unimportance in comparison with the deeds of the dead soldiers ("But" in line 11; "here" in line 17) 6. Unimportance in comparison with a larger duty (" It" in line 17-end) If it is now clear what the term thought-component means, we may proceed to the rules for paragraphing. Method of analyzing a composition into thoughtcomponents THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE1 The fundamental principle of paragraphing is Thefunda-537 this: thought-component which it is advantageous to present stated' with particular distinctness should be embodied in a separate paragraph. For example, if an essay of 400 words on the qualifications for success as an army officer consists of two thoughtcomponents, the first dealing with inherent qualities and the second with qualities produced by training and study, this essay should be written as two paragraphs. If an autobiography 600 words long treats these subjects: l See Exercises 750-752. a passage consisting of the whole of a single TMej"pe I...