| Chapter II. The Sentence |
| EXERCISES | PAGES |
| 1-3. | Distinguishing and constructing phrases, clauses, and sentences | 5, 6 |
| 4-13. | Distinguishing and constructing simple, complex, and compound sentences | 7-13 |
| 14, 15. | Variety in the form and length of sentences | 15, 16 |
| 16. | Distinguishing the periodic sentence | 19 |
| 17-21. | Constructing the periodic sentence | 19-21 |
| 22-24. | Distinguishing and correcting the "comma" sentence | 22, 23 |
| 25. | Correcting sentences that are without unity | 24 |
| 26, 27. | Reconstructing formless sentences | 26-28 |
| Chapter III. The Paragraph |
| 28. | Noting the force of topic sentences | 33 |
| 29. | Supplying topic sentences | 34 |
| 30. | Writing short paragraphs from topic sentences | 35 |
| 31. | Noting when and why paragraphs lack unity | 36 |
| 32. | Making notes for paragraphs suggested by topic sentences | 40 |
| 33. | Correcting bad division into paragraphs | 41 |
| 34. | Making notes for paragraphs suggested by summary sentences | 43 |
| 35. | Making summary sentences for paragraphs indicated by notes | 44 |
| 36-38. | Use of quotation marks | 46-48 |
| Chapter IV. Words |
| 39-45. | Increasing the vocabulary | 51, 52 |
| 46-52. | Synonyms | 53-57 |
| 53. | Distinguishing between similar words | 59 |
| 54-60. | Metaphors and similes | 60-62 |
| 61-62. | Slang | 64 |
| 63-66. | Errors in the forms of words | 65-67 |
| Chapter V. Condensation, Expansion, and Paraphrase |
| 67. | Condensing paragraphs | 70 |
| 68-69. | Condensing longer passages | 75-77 |
| 70. | Expanding short and suggestive statements | 79 |
| 71. | Expanding for the sake of clearness | 80 |
| 72-73. | Paraphrasing short passages | 82-84 |
| 74. | Paraphrasing complete poems |
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