 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 lehte
...nothing to make a full and perfect sense, and not connected in construction with a subsequent Sentence. The Colon, or Member, is a chief constructive part,...greater division of a Sentence. The Semicolon, or Halt-member, is a less constructive part, or subdivision, of a Sentence or Member. A Sentence or Member... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 lehte
...express those relations, which, in some languages, are chiefly marked by cases. Dr. Lowth's Grammar. A colon, or member, is a chief constructive part, or greater division of a sentence. Ibid. The very notion of any duration's being past, implies that it was once present ; for the idea... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1812 - 334 lehte
...The points employed for this purpose are the Comma (,), Semicolon (;), Colon (:), Period, Punctual, or full stop (.). Their names are taken from the different...constructive part or subdivision, of a sentence or member. Tht Comma, or segment, is the least constructive part of a sentence in this way of considering it;... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...nothing to make a full and perfect sense, and not connected in construction with a subsequent sentence. The colon, or member, is a chief constructive part,...greater division, of a sentence. The semicolon or half-member, is a less conetructive part, or subdivision, of a sentence or member. A sentence or member... | |
 | John Dougall - 1815 - 514 lehte
...nothing to make a full and perfect sense, and not connected in construction with a subsequent sentence. The colon, or member, is a chief constructive part,...greater division of a sentence. The semicolon, or half-member, is a less constructive part, or subdivision, of a sentence or member. Л sentence or member... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1818 - 248 lehte
...taken from the different parts of the sentence which they are employed to distinguish. The PfrtMÍ is a whole sentence complete by itself. The Colon,...division of a sentence. The Semicolon, or half member, и a less constructive par' or subdivision, of a sentence or member. The C«mtn¿* or segment, is tlve... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1820 - 250 lehte
...Punctmn, or full stop (.)• Their names «re taken from the different parts of the sentence which iliey are employed to distinguish. The Period is a whole...is a chief constructive part, or greater division ot' u sentence. The Semicolon, or half member, is a less constructive part, or subdivision, of a sentence... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1827 - 236 lehte
...The points employed for this purpose are the Comma (,), Semicolon (;), Colon (:), Penod, Punctual, or full stop (.). Their names are taken from the different...division of a sentence. The Semicolon, or half member, ¡sa less constructive part or subdivision of a sentence or member. The Comma, or segment, is the least... | |
 | 1835 - 224 lehte
...a full and perfect sense, and not connected in construction with a subsequent sentence. The colon, is a chief constructive part, or greater division, of a sentence. The semicolon, is a less constructive part, or subdivision, of a sentence. A sentence is again subdivided into commas,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1836 - 352 lehte
...The points employed for this purpose are the Comma, (,) Semicolon, (;) Colon, (:) Period, Punctual, or full stop, (.) Their names are taken from the different...of a sentence. The Semicolon, or half member, is a lees constructive part, of subdivision, of a sentence or member. The Comma, or segment, is the least... | |
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The Colon, or member, is a chief constructive part, or greater division of a sentence. 
