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I have been given the following section, and I need to remove the grammatical errors.
"I look around me, and, lo! On every visage a Black Veil!"
Should the word "On" after "lo!" be lowercased?
Kindly explain.
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That is a direct quote from Hawthorn, around 1850. It being a direct quote, there is no correcting it in any event unless it is quoted wrong. If the exercise is to make it conform with modern writing conventions, then you should say so.
- That is a direct quote from Hawthorn, around 1850.
- It being a direct quote, there is no correcting it in any event unless it is quoted wrong.
- If the exercise is to make it conform with modern writing conventions, then you should say so.
- Things were different then.
- " be lowercased?
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That is a direct quote from Hawthorn, around 1850. It being a direct quote, there is no correcting it in any event unless it is quoted wrong. If the exercise is to make it conform with modern writing conventions, then you should say so. Things were different then.
jhilly89 Should the word "On" after "lo!" be lowercased?
I suspect that it should be low
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