A, Italian,9.Abbreviation, objectionable, of the introduction of a letter,242;of the courteous close,242.Abbreviations, of states,26-27;of commercial terms,27-28;of titles in letters,235;objectionable in the body of the letter,242.Ableandible,33.Absolute use of the nominative case,65.Abstract noun, defined,57.Accent, indication of,17;words changing meaning with change of,17.Acceptandexcept,102.Account, opening an,250;letters for opening an,250ff.Accounting department of a railroad, work of the,360-361.Active voice of verbs, defined,84;conjugation of,88ff.Ad, prefix,32.Adjective, the, defined,49;and the adverb,75ff.;following verbs of the senses,75;clause,54;comparison of,78.Adjective endings, peculiar,33ff.Adjective modifiers,49.Adjective pronouns, use of,61.Adjectives and adverbs, confused,51;incorrectly used,81-82;realandvery,81;mostandalmost,81.Adjectives, punctuation of series of,171ff.Adjectives to be distinguished,80-81;fewerandless,80;almostandmost,81.Adverb modifiers,49.Adverb, the, defined,49;and the adjective,75ff.Adverbial, clause,54;modifier, case of,66.Adverbs, conjunctive,45;and adjectives confused,51;and prepositions confused,52;ideas denoted by,75;modifying different parts of speech,75;correct position of,77;absolute use of,79;incorrectly used,81-82.Advertised articles, classes of,311.Advertisements, motives appealed to in,311;catch phrases used in,312;suggestive names used in,313;good and bad headlines for,313;of still-life,314;without a definite center,315;illustrating the principle of balance,315;exercises to write,315ff.;paragraph topics dealing with,317ff.;some examples of,318ff.Advertising,308ff.;importance of,308;different forms of,309-310;fundamentals of,310-311;outline for debate on,141ff.;bibliography for,320.Affectandeffect,102-103.Affirmative of debate on advertising,141ff.After, as preposition and conjunction,55.Agent,134,299-300;commission of,323.Agreement, grammatical,71-72,85ff.Amusement, motive appealed to in advertising,311.Analysis, word,29ff.Anceandence,34.And, in compound sentence,45,173ff.;in series, punctuation with,171ff.;used in joining parallel expressions,211ff.;forto,119;excessive use of,127-128.Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes,29ff.Answering complaints, letters to be used in,257ff.Antandent,33.Antecedents, uncertain,207ff.Apostrophe, the, used to form the possessive case,67,69,159;used to indicate the omission of letters,160;to show plural of letters and figures,160.Appeals made in advertisements,311-312.Application, letters of,259ff.Appositives, case of,65,66;punctuation with,179-180.Article, incorrect omission of in business letters,242.As, case following,121;a conjunction,124;followed by an understood verb,124;punctuation with,195.As—as, used in expressions stating equality,125.As follows, punctuation with,195.Atlas, story of the derivation of,5.Authorized capital stock,355.Baby blunder,44.Balance, principle of, used in advertisements,315.Bank draft,341-343.Banking:inconvenience of barter,332;kinds of paper money,332-333;credit,333;discount,335;collateral,335;promissory note,336;forms of remittance,338ff.;letters pertaining to,345ff.;topics for investigation and discussion,349-350;bibliography for,350;dictation exercises on,350ff.Banks, departments of,333;of deposit,334ff.;savings,334,336ff.;trust companies,334,337ff.Be, conjugation, indicative,104;subjunctive,112;used to form progressive tenses,88ff.,105;used to form passive voice,105ff.Before, used as preposition and conjunction,55.Beg to state,243.Bibliography, on manufacture,280;on distribution,304-305;on advertising,320;on banking,350.Bill of lading,285;straightororder,285.Blunder, baby,44.Body of the letter,232.Bonds,357ff.;redemption of,358;maturity of,358;long period,358;short time,358.Breve,9.Brevity in business letters, mistaken for conciseness,199.Business letters,229ff.;essentials of,230;the form of,231;the arrangement of,232;cautions in writing,235ff.;directions for folding,238;to order goods,239;the tone of,240;mistaken ideas in writing,241ff.;to make sales,244;to accompany a catalogue,245ff.;to open an account,250;to make collections,253ff.;to answer complaints,257ff.;applying for positions,259ff.;form,264;circular and follow-up,264ff.Business news, to suggest topics for talks,155.Business thinking, importance of,2.candg, pronunciation of,24.Canandmay,102.Capital stock, explained,353;preferred,355;common,355;par and market values of,355ff.Capitals, use of,160ff.Caret, the,9.Carriers, common,284.Case, defined,64;nominative,64ff.;objective,64,66;possessive,64,67;exercise in,70ff.;following prepositions,66,119.Cause and effect, paragraphs developed by,223.Caution, its appeal in advertising,311-312.Cautions in writing business letters,235ff.Cede,ceed,sede,34.Certificate, the gold,332;the silver,332.Certified check, the,339-340.Check, the,338ff.;personal,339;certified,339-340.Choosing subjects, suggestions for,146ff.Cion,sion,tion,34.Cious,tious,33.Circular letters,264ff.Class paper, suggestions for a,156.Classes of advertisements,311.Clause, the, defined,42;principal,42;subordinate,42;incorrectly used as a sentence,45;introductory words for,54;adjective,54;adverb,54;noun,54;modifiers,54;introduced bythanoras,121;initial, punctuation of,176;restrictive and non-restrictive,59-60;punctuation of relative,185ff.;coming at the end of the sentence, punctuation of,188-189;incomplete,205-206;misplaced,209ff.Clauses, punctuation of series of,171ff.Clear title to property, explained,322.Clearing house, daily routine of,350-351.Clearness of the sentence, mistakes that prevent:dangling expressions,205ff.;pronouns with uncertain antecedents,207ff.;misplaced modifiers,209-210;omission of necessary words,210-211;shift of construction,211ff.Close, courteous, of business letters,232,237.Coherence between sentences,127-128; 224 ff.;between paragraphs,224ff.Collateral,335-336.Collection letters,253ff.Collective noun, defined,57.Colon, use of the,194.Colonization,307.Combination of short sentences to secure unity,202ff.Comfort, its appeal in advertising,311-312.Comma fault, the,44ff.Comma, use of the, in direct quotations,163ff.;in series,171ff.;in compound sentences,45,173ff.;to set off initial clauses or participial phrases,175ff.;to separate the month from the year, etc.,178;to indicate the omission of words,178;to set off appositives,179ff.;to set off parenthetical expressions,180ff.;to set off independent elements,182ff.;to set off non-restrictive clauses,185ff.;to set off modifiers coming at the end of the sentence,188ff.Command used in good headlines of advertisements,313.Commercial department of a bank,333.Commercial terms, abbreviations of,27-28.Commission, agent's,323.Common carriers,284.Common noun, defined,57.Common stock,355.Companies, kinds of,273.Company, the steamship,284;the railroad,284ff.(SeeCorporation,353ff.)Comparative degree, of adjectives,78;of adverbs,79.Comparison and contrast, paragraphs developed by,223.Comparison, of adjectives,78;of adverbs,79;negative,125.Complaint, letters answering,257ff.Complement, subjective,65.Complex sentence, defined,42.Composition, oral and written,127ff.Compound nouns, plural of,20.Compound relatives,59.Compound sentence, defined,42;punctuation of,45,173ff.Con, prefix,32.Conciseness of expression,199.Condensation to secure clearness,200.Conjugation, ofwrite, active voice,88ff.;ofbe,104ff.;offollow, passive voice,105ff.Conjunction, and the preposition,116ff.Conjunctions.Coördinate,45;punctuation with,45,173ff.;distinguished from conjunctive adverbs,45.Subordinate, list of,54;thanandas,121.Correlative,122.Conjunctive adverbs,45;distinguished from coördinate conjunctions,45;punctuation with,45.Connection, smooth,127-128,224ff.;methods of securing,224ff.Conservation,191-192.Consignee,285.Consonant, final, doubling of,22;silent, words containing,11.Construction, letters dealing with contract for,263;shift of,211.Contract, letters dealing with, for painting iron-work,262;for the delivery of property,263;for construction,263.Contraction, apostrophe used with,160.Coördinate conjunctions,45;punctuation with,45,173ff.Coördinate expressions,122ff.Copulative verbs, defined,83.Corporate organization,359.Corporation, the,353ff.;finances of,354;capital stock of,354ff.;dividends of,355;stockholders of,355;bonds of,357ff.;organization of,359;directors of,359;railroad,360-361;public utility,361-362;industrial,363;topics for investigation and discussion on,365;dictation exercises on,365ff.Correlatives, defined,122;correct position of with coördinate expressions,122-123;either—orandneither—nor,123.Cost of living, paragraph on,173.Cotton seed, paragraph on,176.Cotton in the Soudan, paragraph,181.Couldandmight,102.Courteous close, in business letters,232,237.Courtesy in business letters,231,240.Credit,333.Credit letters,250ff.Currency, bill,333;legislation,333,349.Current events, to suggest subjects for talks,155.Dangling expressions,205ff.Dash, use of,195ff.;too free use of in business letters,243,247.Dead letter sale,190.Debate, outline for a,141ff.;subjects for,139ff.,144;on manufacture, suggestions for,275;on distribution,290,302.Debating,137ff.;proposition for,137;six rules for,137ff.;false conclusions in,138;irrelevant matter in,138.Declarative sentence, defined,41.Declension of pronouns, personal,58;relative,59;interrogative,60.Deed,322.Degrees of comparison,78-79.Demonstrative pronouns,60.Departments, of banks,333;of railroads,360.Deposit, banks of,334;slip,334.Details, explanatory, necessary to secure interest,147;paragraphs developed by,222.Development of paragraphs, methods of,222-223.dg, words containing,25.Diacritical marks,8,10.Diaeresis,9.Dialogue, paragraphing in,