Lesson 394
Mechanics - Punctuation - Colons
Place a colon outside of quotation marks.
Example:
That reminds me of a line from "A Psalm of Life": "Let us, then, be up and doing."
Instructions: Place colons where needed.
1. When offered an alcoholic drink, one should remember Martial's line in "A Total Abstainer" "No, I really don't care for a drink."
When offered an alcoholic drink, one should remember Martial's line in "A Total Abstainer": "No, I really don't care for a drink."
2. Do you remember the quote from "Carpe Diem" "This day's thine own; the next may be denied."
Do you remember the quote from "Carpe Diem": "This day's thine own; the next may be denied."
3. A man and a wife should use a line from "The Task" "With all thy faults, I love thee still."
A man and a wife should use a line from "The Task": "With all thy faults, I love thee still."
4. Do you agree with this line from "Lacon" "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."?
Do you agree with this line from "Lacon": "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."?
5. Whittier says in "Ichabod" "When faith is lost, when honor dies, The man is dead!"
Whittier says in "Ichabod": "When faith is lost, when honor dies, The man is dead!"