Lie_ and _lay_, 59D, 67
_Like_ (for _as_), 67, 68
List
Of connectives, 36
Of principal parts, 54
Of grammatical terms, 58
Of words confused in meaning, 67
Of words incorrectly used, 68
Of words logically akin, 72
Of words confused in spelling, 73
For spelling, 79
_Loan_, 68
_Locate_, 68
Logic, 4, 5, 6, 7
Logical Agreement, 4, 5, 6
Logical Sequence, 25
_Lose_ and loose, 67
_Lots of_, 68
_Majority_ and _plurality_, 67
Manuscript, 80
_Might of_, 68
Misplaced word, 27
Mixed constructions, 34
Mixed imagery, 35
Modal aspects, 58
Mode
Definition of, 58
Use of subjunctive, 55d
Modifiers
Grouping of, 24, 25
Needless separation of, 24, 27
Squinting, 26
Wrongly used as sentences, 1, 90b
Money, 84c
_Most_ (for _almost_), 66, 68
_Myself_, Needlessly used for _I_ or _me_, 68
Negative, Double, 34 Note
_Neither_, Number of, 51a
_Neither ... nor_, 31
_Nice_, Inaccurate use of, 62, 68
Nicknames, Quotations with, 96d
_Not only ... but also_, 31
Nouns, Classes of, 58
Number
Shift in, 33
_These kind_, etc., 51b
_Each_, _Every_, etc., 51a
Collective nouns, 51c
Of verbs, 52
Numbers, Use of, 84
Formation of plural, 77d, 97e
_O_ and _Oh_, 68
Objective case, 50d, 50e
_Off of_, 68
Omission
Of words, 3
From quotations, 96i
_Only_, Position of, 27
Outlines, 86
Overlapping thought, 8 Note
_Owing to_, Proper use of, 5 Note
Paragraphs, 88
Parallel structure, 30, 31, 45
Parenthesis and parenthetical elements, 91e, 94a, 95
Participle
Dangling, 23
Definition of, 58
Parts of speech, 58
_Party_, Abuse of, 68
Passive voice, not emphatic, 46
Past tense, Wrong forms of, 54
Past perfect tense, 55
Period, 90, 91b, 92a Note
After quotation, 96g Note
Not used after question mark, 98b
"Period blunder," 1, 90b
Periodic sentence, 43
Person, Change in, 33
Phonetic spelling, 71 Note
Phrases
Defined, 58
Not to be used as sentences, 1 Note
Absolute, 91e
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