CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH Vocabulary Parts of Speech Requisites
CHAPTER II ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR Divisions of Grammar Definitions Etymology.
CHAPTER III THE SENTENCE Different Kinds Arrangement of Words Paragraph
CHAPTER IV FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Figures of Speech Definitions and Examples Use of Figures
CHAPTER V PUNCTUATION Principal Points Illustrations Capital Letters.
CHAPTER VI LETTER WRITING Principles of Letter-Writing Forms Notes
CHAPTER VII ERRORS Mistakes Slips of Authors Examples and Corrections Errors of Redundancy.
CHAPTER VIII PITFALLS TO AVOID Common Stumbling Blocks Peculiar Constructions Misused Forms. ATTRACTION
CHAPTER IX STYLE Diction Purity Propriety Precision.
CHAPTER X SUGGESTIONS How to Write What to Write Correct Speaking and Speakers
CHAPTER XI SLANG Origin American Slang Foreign Slang
CHAPTER XII WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS Qualification Appropriate Subjects Directions
CHAPTER XIII CHOICE OF WORDS Small Words Their Importance The Anglo-Saxon Element
CHAPTER XIV ENGLISH LANGUAGE Beginning Different Sources The Present
CHAPTER XV MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE Great Authors Classification The World's Best Books.
By JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A.
Edited by THEODORE WATERS
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD BIBLE HOUSE NEW YORK
Copyright, 1910, by THE CHRISTIAN HERALD NEW YORK
