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CONTENTS
ОглавлениеCHAPTER 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.
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.
