HOW TO
SPEAK AND WRITE
CORRECTLY

By
JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A.

Edited by
THEODORE WATERS

THE CHRISTIAN HERALD
BIBLE HOUSE
NEW YORK

Copyright, 1910, by
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD
NEW YORK

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.