+CAPITAL LETTER--RULE.--The first word of a direct quotation making
complete sense or of a direct question introduced into a sentence should
begin with a capital letter+.
+Remarks+.--A +direct quotation+ is one whose exact words, as well as
thought, are copied; as, Nathan said to David, "_Thou art the man_." An
+indirect quotation+ is one whose thought, but not whose exact words, is
copied; as, Nathan told David _that he was the man_. The reference here of
the pronoun _he_ is somewhat ambiguous. Guard against this, especially in
indirect quotations.
The direct quotation is set off by the comma, begins with a capital letter,
and is inclosed within quotation marks--though these may be omitted. The
indirect quotation is not generally set off by the comma, does not
necessarily begin with a capital letter, and is not inclosed within
quotation marks.
A +direct question+ introduced into a sentence is one in which the exact
words and their order in an interrogative sentence (see Lesson 55) are
preserved, and which is followed by an interrogation point; as, Cain asked,
"_Am I my brother's keeper_?" An +indirect question+ is one which is
referred to as a question, but not directly asked or quoted as such, and
which is not followed by an interrogation point; as, Cain asked _whether he
was his brother's keeper_.
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