CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTORY

II. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1 Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.

III. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION 8 Make the paragraph

IV. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM

V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED

VI. SPELLING

VII. EXERCISES ON CHAPTERS II AND III I. Punctuate:

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