The direct question introduced into a sentence is set off by the comma (but
no comma is used after the interrogation point), begins with a capital
letter, and is inclosed within quotation marks--though these may be
omitted. An indirect question is not generally set off by a comma, does not
necessarily begin with a capital letter, and is not inclosed within
quotation marks.
If the direct quotation, whether a question or not, is formally introduced
(see Lesson 147), it is preceded by the colon; as, Nathan's words to David
were these: "_Thou art the man_." He put the question thus: "_Can you do
it_?"
+Direction+.--_Point out the direct and the indirect quotations and
questions in the sentences of Lesson_ 71, _tell why they do or do not begin
with capital letters, and justify the use or the omission of the comma, the
interrogation point, and the quotation marks_.
+Direction+.--_Rewrite these same sentences, changing the direct quotations
and questions to indirect, and the indirect to direct_.
+Direction+.--_Write five sentences containing direct quotations, some of
which shall be formally introduced, and some of which shall be questions
occurring at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. Change these
to the indirect form, and look carefully to the punctuation and the
capitalization.
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