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+Direction+.--_Give the reasons for the use or the omission of the comma
with the noun clauses in the preceding Lesson_.
By using _it_ as a substitute for the subject clause, this clause may be
placed last.
+Example+.--_That the story of William Tell is a myth_ is now believed =
_It_ is now believed _that the story of William Tell is a myth_.
+Direction+.--_By the aid of the expletive it, transpose five subject
clauses in Lesson 71_.
Often the clause used as object complement may be placed first.
+Direction+.--_Transpose such of the clauses used as object complements, in
the preceding Lessons, as admit transposition. Punctuate them if they need
punctuation_.
The noun clause may be made prominent by separating it and inserting the
independent clause between its parts,
+Example+.--The story of William Tell, _it is now believed_, is a myth.
(Notice that the principal clause, used parenthetically, is set off by the
comma.)
+Direction+.--_Write the following sentences, using the independent clauses
parenthetically_:--
1. We believe that the first printing-press in America was set up in Mexico
in 1536.
2. I am aware that refinement of mind and clearness of thinking usually
result from grammatical studies.
3.


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