The fact has been kept steadily in mind that this book is intended for a certain definite class of pupils and no pains have been spared to fit it to their needs.
Any treatise consisting, as this one necessarily does, mainly of rules is practically useful only as a basis for constant and persistent drill.
It is, of course, valuable for reference, but the emergencies of the day's work leave no time for consultation.

These rules must be learned, and not only learned but assimilated so that their correct application becomes instinctive and instantaneous.

This result can be secured only by practice.

Hence the emphasis laid on the exercises indicated in the paragraphs introductory to the review questions.
CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 THE COMMA 7 THE SEMICOLON 14 THE COLON 16 THE PERIOD 18 THE DASH 20 THE PARENTHESIS 23 THE BRACKET 25 THE INTERROGATION 26 THE EXCLAMATION 27 THE APOSTROPHE 28 THE HYPHEN 30 QUOTATION MARKS 31 GENERAL REMARKS 34 SUMMARY 35 SUPPLEMENTARY READING 36 REVIEW QUESTIONS 37 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 40 PUNCTUATION.