Project Gutenberg 2007-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 222 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) 1860 1940 Hamilton, Frederick William 22013351 Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Typographic technical series for apprentices, pt. VI, no. 33 Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Punctuation" by Frederick W. Hamilton is an educational guide published in the early 20th century, specifically in 1920. This book serves as a primer on the various marks of punctuation, detailing both their grammatical and typographical uses. It targets the needs of printers' apprentices, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of punctuation practices. The content of "Punctuation" systematically covers the function and rules of each punctuation mark, such as the comma, semicolon, period, dash, and others. Hamilton incorporates historical context, explaining the evolution of punctuation usage from ancient manuscripts to the standardization brought by the advent of printing. Through clear examples and practical suggestions, the book guides readers in how to correctly apply punctuation in writing, emphasizing its role in enhancing clarity and preventing ambiguity in communication. A series of review questions at the end reinforces learning and assists in mastering the material presented. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Punctuation Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication 131322 131324 2024-10-09T07:31:31.633634 2023-09-09T09:38:09.577339 text/html text/html 131517 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43499 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115209 2024-10-09T07:31:39.138523 application/epub+zip 115396 2024-10-09T07:31:35.143510 application/epub+zip 100918 2024-10-09T07:31:33.627544 application/epub+zip 248996 2024-10-09T07:31:41.907495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233068 2024-10-09T07:31:38.269529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231145 2022-09-10T04:10:48.293661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105125 105004 2024-10-09T07:31:30.956575 2023-09-09T09:38:09.044338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 105040 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37306 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105039 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37227 2021-01-01T19:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2135374 2007-03-12T12:42:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 22184 2024-10-09T07:31:42.046481 application/rdf+xml 13802 2024-10-09T07:31:34.194538 image/jpeg 3560 2024-10-09T07:31:33.909513 image/jpeg 112034 2024-10-09T07:31:31.649570 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog