FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28  
29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   >>   >|  
68. Glossary of faulty diction 69. EXERCISE A. Wordiness B. The exact word C. Words sometimes confused in meaning D. Colloquialisms, slang, faulty idioms SPELLING 70. Recording errors 71. Pronouncing accurately 72. Logical kinship in words 73. Superficial resemblances. List 74. Words in _ei_ and _ie_ 75. Doubling a final consonant 76. Dropping final _e_ 77. Plurals: a Plurals in _s_ or _es_; b Nouns ending in _y_; c Compound nouns; d Letters, figures, and signs; e Old plurals; f Foreign plurals 78. Compounds: a Compound adjectives; b Compound nouns; c Numbers; d Words written solid; e General principle 79. SPELLING LIST (500 words, 200 in bold-face type) MISCELLANEOUS 80. Manuscript: a Titles; b Spacing; c Handwriting 81. Capitals: a To begin a sentence or a quotation; b Proper names; c Proper adjectives; d In titles of books or themes; e Miscellaneous uses 82. Italics: a Titles of books; b Foreign words; c Names of ships; d Words taken out of context; e For emphasis 83. Abbreviations: a In ordinary writing; b In business writing 84. Numbers: a Dates and street numbers; b Long figures; Sums of money, etc. 85. Syllabication: a Position of hyphen; b Division between syllables; c Monosyllabic words not divided; d One consonant between syllables; e Two consonants between syllables; f Prefixes and suffixes; g Short words; h Misleading division 86. Outlines: a Topic Outline; b Sentence Outline; c Paragraph Outline; d Indention; e Parallel form; f Faulty coordination; g Too detailed subordination 87. Letters: a Heading; b Inside address and greeting; c Body, Language; d Close; e Outside address; f Miscellaneous directions; g Model business letter; h Formal notes 88. Paragraphs: a Indention; b Length; c Dialogue 89. EXERCISE Capitals, numbers, abbreviations, etc. PUNCTUATION 90. The Period: a After sentences; b But not after fragments of sentences; c After abbreviations 91. The Comma: a Between clauses joined by _but_, _for_, _and_; b But NOT to splice clauses not joined by a conjunction;
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28  
29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

Outline

 

Compound

 
syllables
 

Foreign

 

plurals

 

adjectives

 

Numbers

 
figures
 

consonant

 

Plurals


address

 

Indention

 

Letters

 
Titles
 
numbers
 

writing

 

business

 
Miscellaneous
 

Capitals

 

Proper


faulty
 

EXERCISE

 
SPELLING
 

sentences

 

abbreviations

 

joined

 

clauses

 

Misleading

 

division

 
Outlines

Between

 

divided

 

Glossary

 
suffixes
 

Prefixes

 
consonants
 
street
 

conjunction

 

splice

 
diction

Monosyllabic

 
Division
 
hyphen
 

Syllabication

 

Position

 

Paragraph

 

PUNCTUATION

 
Outside
 
Language
 

greeting