CONTENTS
[CHAPTER I]
REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH
Vocabulary. Parts of speech. Requisites
[CHAPTER II]
ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Divisions of grammar. Definitions. Etymology.
[CHAPTER III]
THE SENTENCE
Different kinds. Arrangement of words. Paragraph.
[CHAPTER IV]
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Figures of speech. Definitions and examples. Use of figures.
[CHAPTER V]
PUNCTUATION
Principal points. Illustrations. Capital letters.
[CHAPTER VI]
LETTER WRITING
Principles of letter writing. Forms. Notes.
[CHAPTER VII]
ERRORS
Mistakes. Slips of authors. Examples and corrections.
Errors of redundancy.
[CHAPTER VIII]
PITFALLS TO AVOID
Common stumbling blocks. Peculiar constructions. Misused forms.
[CHAPTER IX]
STYLE
Diction. Purity. Propriety. Precision.
[CHAPTER X]
SUGGESTIONS
How to write. What to write. Correct speaking and speakers.
[CHAPTER XI]
SLANG
Origin. American slang. Foreign slang.
[CHAPTER XII]
WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS
Qualification. Appropriate subjects. Directions.
[CHAPTER XIII]
CHOICE OF WORDS
Small words. Their importance. The Anglo-Saxon element.
[CHAPTER XIV]
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Beginning. Different Sources. The present.
[CHAPTER XV]
MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE
Great authors. Classification. The world's best books.