hyphen, there is no hyphen
used between the vowels of the digraph.

57. _What is the use of the Period?_
To denote an abbreviation.

58. _Are there any other uses of the Period?_
There are.

59. _Where else is the Period used?_
In Rhetorical punctuation.

60. _Name the points used in Reference punctuation._
Asterisk, Obelisk, Parallels, Section, Paragraph, and Index.

61. _Are these marks ever doubled?_
They are.

62. _Are Letters ever used for reference?_
They are.

DIACRITICAL MARKS.

1. _What are Diacritical Marks?_
Characters indicating the different sounds of letters.

2. _Name the Diacritical Marks._
Macron, Breve, Dieresis, Semi-Dieresis, Caret, Tilde, Cedilla, and
the inverted T.

3. _Make the Diacritical Marks in the order named:_
([macron]); ([breve]); ([diaeresis]); ([superior dot]); ([caret]);
(~); ([cedilla]); ([inverted T (uptack)]).

4. _What does the Macron indicate?_
Over a vowel, its long sound; under e, the sound of a, long;
across c, the sound of k; over g, the hard sound; across
th, the subvocal sound, and over oo, the long sound.

5. _What are the uses of the Breve?_
Over vowels, it indicates their short sound, and over oo, its
short sound.

6. _What does the Dieresis indicate?_
Over a, its Italian sound; under a, its broad sound; over i,
the sound of e, long; under u, when preceded by r,
makes it equivalent to o, Italian.

7. _What is the use of the Semi-Dieresis?_
Over a, gives it the medium sound; under a, the sound of o,
short; over o, the sound of u, short; under o, the sound;
over g, the soft sound; and under u, the sound of Italian o.

8. _Where is the Cedilla used?_
Under c, to give it the sound of s.

9. _What is the use of the Caret as a Diacritical Mark?_
Over a, it indicates the flat sound; over e, the sound of a, flat;
over u, the sound of e, in her.

10. _Where is the Tilde used?_
Over n in Spanish words it indicates that the sound of y
immediately follows. It is also used over e in such words
as her, and over i in sir, etc.

11. _What is the use of the inverted [T]?_
Under s, it gives it the sound of z; under x, it gives the sound
of gz.

12. _Give some words illustrating th