the rest of the word
regardless of the rule for consonants between syllables:= _ex-empt_,
_dis-appoint_, _sing-ing_, _pro-gress-ive_. But when a final consonant
is doubled before a suffix the additional consonant goes with the
suffix: _trip-ping_, _permit-ted_, _omis-sion_.

=g. The best usage avoids separating one or two letters (unless in
prefixes like _un_ or suffixes like _ly_) from the rest of the word:=
_achieve-ment_, _enor-mous_, _remem-bered_, _dyspep-sia_ (not
_a-chievement_, _e-normous_, remember-ed, dyspepsi-a).

=h. The first part of a divided word should not be ludicrous or
misleading:= _dogma-tize_, _croco-dile_, _de-cadence_, _metri-cal_,
_goril-la_ (not _dog-matize_, _croc-odile_, _deca-dence_, _met-rical_,
_go-rilla_).

Exercise:

Place a hyphen between each pair of syllables in each word of
more than one syllable: _thoughtful_, _burrowing_, _thorough_,
_chimney_, _brought_, _helped_, _harshnesses_, _which_,
_murmur_, _superstition_, _ground_, _symmetry_, _ripped_,
_compartment_, _disallow_, _obey_, _opinion_, _opportune_,
_aggressive_, _intellectually_, _complicated_, _encyclopedia_,
_wrought_, _electricity_, _abstraction_, _syllabication_,
_punctuation_, _frustrate_, _except_, _substituting_,
_distressful_.

=Outlines=

Three kinds of outlines are illustrated in this article: (a) the Topic
Outline, (b) the Sentence Outline, and (c) the Paragraph Outline.

=86a. A topic outline consists of headings (nouns or phrases containing
nouns) which indicate the important ideas in a composition, and their
relation to each other. Conform to the following model:=

=The Lumber Problem=

Theme: The decline of our lumber supply requires that we shall
take steps toward reforesting, conservation, and the use of
substitutes for wood.

I The Depletion of our forests
A Former abundance
B Present scarcity (especially walnut, white pine, oak)

II The Causes of the depletion
A Great demand
1 For building
2 For industrial expansion (ties, posts, etc.)
3 For fuel, and other minor uses
B Wasteful methods of forestry

III The Remedy
A Reforestation
1 Planting by individuals
2 Planting by the states
3 Extension of the present National Forest Reserves

B The preventio