b
Specific words, 63
Spelling, 70-79
Split construction, 28
Split infinitive, 28
Squinting, 26
_Stationary_ and _stationery_, 67
_Statue_, _stature_, and _statute_, 67
Stringy sentences, 12, 14
Subject in nominative case, 50a
Subjunctive mode
Defined, 58
Use of, 55d
Subordinating conjunctions
Defined, 58
Enumerated, 36
Subordination
Necessary, 12, 13, 14
Faulty, 15, 16, 17, 42
_And which_, 17
Substantive defined, 58
_Such_, 68
Suffixes, 75, 76
Superlative degree in comparisons, 4, 58
_Sure_ and _surely_, 68
_Suspicion_, 68
Syllabication, 85
Syntax defined, 58
Tautology, 60 Note
Technical terms, Quotations with, 96d
Tense
In dependent clauses, 55a
In general statements, 55c
Past Perfect, 55b
Sequence of, 55
Shift in, 33
_Than_ or _as_, Case of pronouns after, 50a
_That there_, 68
_Them_ (misused as adjective), 68
_These kind_, 51b
_Those_, Omission of relative clause after, 2, 68
Thought undeveloped, 7
Title
Capitals in, 81
Reference to, 21 Note
Spacing, etc., 80a, 96j
Quoted (books, periodicals, etc.), 82a, 96e
Transitions, 8, 36
_Transpire_, 68
Triteness, 61
Undeveloped thought, 7
Unity, 10-19
Upside-down subordination, 15
Usage, Good, 65, 66
Verbals, 58
Verb, Forms of the, 58
_Ways_, 68
Weak reference, 21
_Where at_, 68
_While_, Abuse of, 36
_Win out_, 68
_Who_, _whoever_, 50b
_Woods_, 68
_Would of_, 68
Wordiness, 60
Words
Confused in meaning, 67
Confused in spelling, 73
Double capacity of, 57
Misused, 68
Omission of, 3
_Yourself_ wrongly used for _you_, 68
Transcriber's Notes:
Article 7, Missing period added (Many passages are powerful,
especially the grave-digging [Is grave-digging a passage?].)
Article 13, Changed period to colon (Exercise:)
Article 14, Changed period to colon (Exercise:)
Article 24, Added missing article "a" (In the morning I found on
my bed a heap of snow...)
Article 25, Changed "them" to "then" (Do not begin o
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