ds of lines (Sec.139).
_Don't_, Glossary.
Double negatives.
_Down_, misuse as a verb, Glossary.
_Drownded_, mispronunciation of _drowned_, Glossary.
_East_, capitalization of (Sec.100).
_Each other_, misuse with more than two objects, Glossary.
_Effect_, for _affect_, Glossary.
_Either_, misuse with more than two objects, Glossary.
_Either-or_.
Elements of the sentence: Principal elements, subject;
predicate. Subordinate elements: attribute complement; adjective
modifier; adverbial modifier; object complement.
_Emigration_, for _immigration_, Glossary.
Emphasis, in paragraphs; in sentence.
Ending of whole composition.
_Enough_, Glossary.
_Euthuse_, Glossary.
Enumerations, punctuation before, (Sec.Sec.122, 123).
_Esq._, misuse after Mr..
_Etc._, misspelling of, Glossary.
Euphony, in sentences.
_Everybody_, followed by a plural form, Glossary.
_Everywheres_, for _everywhere_.
Examples, of beginning of whole composition; of correctly written letters;
of ending of whole composition; of outline of whole composition.
Exclamation point, use of.
_Except_, for _accept_, Glossary.
Explanatory relative clauses, punctuation of (Sec.111).
Expletives.
_Expect_, for _suppose_.
_Fall_, for _fell_.
_Father_, capitalization of (Sec.99).
_Fell_, for _fall_.
Feminine gender, defined; of nouns and pronouns.
Final words, in letters.
"Fine-writing".
_Fine_, Glossary.
_Firstly_, Glossary.
_First-rate_, Glossary.
_For_, used to introduce two succeeding clauses.
Foreign words.
_Former_, Glossary.
Form of letters.
From, Glossary.
_Funny_, for _singular_, Glossary.
Gender, defined and classified formation of feminine from
masculine; gender of pronouns.
General terms, use of.
_Gent_, Glossary.
_Gentleman_, Glossary.
Geographical names, punctuation of (Sec.108).
Gerunds, explanation of; confusion with participle; with noun or
pronoun modifier; placing of gerund phrase.
Gettysburg speech, by Lincoln.
_Good_, for _well_.
Good use of words; offenses against.
_Got_, Glossary.
_Grand_, Glossary.
Grave forms of personal pronouns, use of.
_Guess_, for _think_, Glossary.
Hackneyed expressions, general rule against; in letters.
_Had, ought_, Glossary.
_Hain't_, Glossary.
_Hanged_, confused with _hung_, Glossary.
_Hardly_, placing of; with a negative, Glossary.
_Have_, misuse after _had_, Glossary.
Heading, of letters.
_Heighth_, for _height_, Glossary.
_Here_, misuse with demonstratives, Glossary.
_Her'n_.
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