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Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
1. I had three pens. I have lost the _better_--_best_
Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
1. I had three pens. I have lost the _better_--_best_
Chapter 263
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Chapters
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Part II deals with oral and written composition. Here the author has
Chapter 3: PART I--WORD STUDY AND GRAMMAR
Chapter 4: PART II--COMPOSITION: ORAL AND WRITTEN
Chapter 5: PART III--COMPOSITION: BUSINESS PRACTICE
Chapter 6: CHAPTER I
Chapter 7: CHAPTER II
Chapter 8: CHAPTER III
Chapter 9: CHAPTER IV
Chapter 10: 1. _able_, _ible_--able to be, fit to be
Chapter 11: 8. _ous_--full of, abounding in
Chapter 12: 3. _ise_, _ize_--to make
Chapter 13: 12. _ure_--condition of being, that which
Chapter 14: 13. _in_, _en_--into 28. _super_--above, more than
Chapter 15: 15. _inter_--between
Chapter 16: CHAPTER V
Chapter 17: 2. This special offer will continue until the tenth of
Chapter 18: 3. The last shipment of castings that you made to us
Chapter 19: 4. Your imitation typewritten letters have greatly
Chapter 20: 5. The advertised poster was sent to you to-day in a
Chapter 21: 6. Without doubt you will be interested in the booklet
Chapter 22: 7. The machine which is standing there has just been
Chapter 23: 8. The wheel that holds the type may be changed in an
Chapter 24: 9. Whenever he wishes, the operator may write in
Chapter 25: 10. Many of our styles have been copied exactly from
Chapter 26: 11. Why are the department stores acquiring motor
Chapter 27: 13. Economy does not entirely explain the keenness
Chapter 28: 14. In such establishments the quick delivery of
Chapter 29: 15. The best means of transportation must be employed,
Chapter 30: 16. Any one can cite examples that prove that faults
Chapter 31: 17. Machine service develops fewer errors than horse
Chapter 32: 18. The area which department stores serve is being
Chapter 33: 19. Electric machines usually make the house-to-house
Chapter 34: 20. In one store each transfer truck is loaded twice
Chapter 35: 1. _Wrong_: I told her I would attend to the matter at my earliest
Chapter 36: 2. _Wrong_: His doctor advised him to go to Arizona. _Which he decided
Chapter 37: 1. You will find the booklet interesting it is also
Chapter 38: 2. Up to last January he was a salesman for Colgate &
Chapter 39: 4. Did any one take the newspaper, I left it here only
Chapter 40: 5. I shall take my vacation in September have you had
Chapter 41: 7. The opening sentence held the man's attention, he
Chapter 42: 8. I'll have to run to catch the train, otherwise I
Chapter 43: 9. The advertisement is attractive, still it has not
Chapter 44: 10. We wished to reduce office drudgery therefore we
Chapter 45: 11. These problems all require a knowledge of square
Chapter 46: 12. Do you expect to come home for Christmas or shall
Chapter 47: 13. First I read a statement that recommended the
Chapter 48: 14. One-half of the statements are here, the others
Chapter 49: 15. If your name is not correct on this envelope,
Chapter 50: 16. The supply of fruit was greater than the demand,
Chapter 51: 17. Flies are dangerous. Especially in a sick room
Chapter 52: 18. In the country the trees were loaded with fruit,
Chapter 53: 19. When he was twenty-three years of age, Richard T.
Chapter 54: 20. We spent last summer in the Bitter Root Valley we
Chapter 55: 21. I want to congratulate you on your appointment I
Chapter 56: 22. It surely was not I whom you saw I wonder who it
Chapter 57: 23. Not one of us has a salary of three thousand
Chapter 58: 24. Please send me the booklet you offered in the
Chapter 59: 25. Sooner or later shingles are sure to warp and
Chapter 60: 26. This sealing and stamping machine is endorsed by
Chapter 61: 27. If you wish to prove the excellence of our paper,
Chapter 62: 28. The superior paper will show long, linen fibers
Chapter 63: 29. When a German army is on the march, it stops every
Chapter 64: 30. Two thousand convicts will be released according
Chapter 65: 2. According to form.
Chapter 66: 3. In the valley is a _mill_, which grinds _flour_. It
Chapter 67: 6. Europeans say that Americans _waste_ more than they
Chapter 68: 8. After the stormy _night_, the _day_ dawned bright
Chapter 69: 18. Young people should learn to respect their
Chapter 70: 21. He was our guide for he knew the _ins_ and _outs_
Chapter 71: 25. The _good_ of the people is our first
Chapter 72: 28. I _like_ to see her just _like_ this, for in
Chapter 73: 30. I can do _little_ of the work until the typewriter
Chapter 74: 32. She studies too _little_.
Chapter 75: 10. The sun shone _brilliant_ above us. (Compare with
Chapter 76: 14. They smell _sweet_. (May we say, _The flowers
Chapter 77: 17. Laborers complain that they have to work _too
Chapter 78: 5. He stood _on_ the top step several minutes,
Chapter 79: 6. The handle fell _off_ as I took the cup _off_ the
Chapter 80: 8. I am going _over_ to the factory.
Chapter 81: 3. I will abide _on thy right side_ and keep the
Chapter 82: 8. _On the table before them_ stood a deer roasted
Chapter 83: 11. We drove _to the factory_ today _with the
Chapter 84: 12. He works _from sunrise to sunset_.
Chapter 85: 5. how long 10. by what means
Chapter 86: 1. By _relative pronouns_:
Chapter 87: 2. By _subordinate conjunctions_:
Chapter 88: 2. before 4. since
Chapter 89: 1. Modern business cannot be carried on by
Chapter 90: 3. The great routes of trade have changed from time to
Chapter 91: 6. Means of travel have developed from the slowly
Chapter 92: 7. Commerce originated when one human being demanded
Chapter 93: 8. The latest American and European styles will be
Chapter 94: 9. The prosperity of nations rests very largely on the
Chapter 95: 10. One of the greatest losses to the Ohio farm lands
Chapter 96: 11. The conserving of the top soil is one of the
Chapter 97: 12. We trust that shipment about September 8 will be
Chapter 98: CHAPTER VI
Chapter 99: 1. I have just taken out an endowment policy in the
Chapter 100: 2. There are many mutual life insurance companies in
Chapter 101: 3. His refusing the terms was practically a
Chapter 102: 4. On the fourth of July we celebrate the signing of
Chapter 103: 6. And king Arthur said, "The king who fights his
Chapter 104: 9. This is the first national bank that was ever
Chapter 105: 1. _Emphatic_ pronouns; as,
Chapter 106: 2. _Reflexive_ pronouns, referring back to the subject and at the same
Chapter 107: 1. Those _who_ have finished their work may leave.
Chapter 108: 2. Have you read the book _which_ he recommended? (He
Chapter 109: 2. The man who is speaking is the head of the credit
Chapter 110: 6. The one who wishes to succeed must exercise great
Chapter 111: 13. The man whose life is above criticism need fear no
Chapter 112: 25. Every boy has his work assigned.
Chapter 113: 2. Every one must put ---- tools away before leaving
Chapter 114: 3. Every office worker is required to be in ---- place
Chapter 115: 4. In my business a person must learn to make up ----
Chapter 116: 5. It was cold this morning. Every one wore ----
Chapter 117: 7. If an employee has ideas for the improvement of the
Chapter 118: 8. The superintendent is anxious to have every workman
Chapter 119: 9. No goods will be accepted unless ---- (are, is) in
Chapter 120: 10. Every newspaper is anxious to increase ----
Chapter 121: 12. Every one must agree that ---- (has, have) ----
Chapter 122: 17. Does each state pay over a part of ---- taxes to
Chapter 123: 18. Every one will find in the current publications a
Chapter 124: 19. If any one could tell beforehand when ----
Chapter 125: 20. If every one here would follow the directions that
Chapter 126: 22. No one need expect to leave before ---- work is
Chapter 127: 23. Every one in the office took ---- vacation early
Chapter 128: 24. Each of the twenty banks sent ---- representative
Chapter 129: 25. On applying for a position, each man is given a
Chapter 130: 1. Neither one of them know what they are expected to
Chapter 131: 3. If any one has a complaint to make, he should
Chapter 132: 4. Have either of the stenographers finished their
Chapter 133: 5. I wish everybody would do their own work and let me
Chapter 134: 7. Has neither the carpenter nor the plumber yet
Chapter 135: 8. Every one of the clerks must hand their report to
Chapter 136: 9. One of them must have neglected to hand in his
Chapter 137: 10. Man after man yesterday promised me that they'd be
Chapter 138: 1. This is the best bargain _that_ we have ever
Chapter 139: 2. This is Mr. Burton, _whose_ work I recommended to
Chapter 140: 4. I enjoyed walking on the old wall _that_ still
Chapter 141: 5. The club to _which_ I belong will hold a meeting
Chapter 142: 6. The club _that_ I belong to will hold a meeting
Chapter 143: 7. All those _whose_ daily work showed an improvement
Chapter 144: 9. The greatest man is he _who_ feels himself the
Chapter 145: 10. An old story tells us that when Caesar, _who_ was
Chapter 146: 11. The garrison is a handful of invalid soldiers,
Chapter 147: 13. Mr. Carter, _who_ was a member of our Boston firm,
Chapter 148: 14. We honestly believe that our latest Style Book,
Chapter 149: 1. The principal use of the nominative case is as _subject_ of the
Chapter 150: 2. Sometimes a noun or pronoun is used to complete the meaning of such
Chapter 151: 3. A noun in _apposition_ with another noun in the nominative case is
Chapter 152: 4. Sometimes a noun or a pronoun is used in direct address or in an
Chapter 153: 5. Sometimes a noun or pronoun is used with a participle to express an
Chapter 154: 2. Predicate Nominative.
Chapter 155: 3. In apposition with another noun in the nominative case.
Chapter 156: 1. Direct object of a transitive verb; as,
Chapter 157: 2. Object of a preposition; as,
Chapter 158: 3. Indirect object of such verbs as _ask_, _give_, _teach_, showing the
Chapter 159: 4. A noun as _second object_ after verbs of _making_, _choosing_,
Chapter 160: 5. A noun in _apposition_ with another objective; as,
Chapter 161: 6. Adverbial modifier; as,
Chapter 162: 3. Object of a preposition.
Chapter 163: 3. Appositive of another noun in the objective case.
Chapter 164: 1. Have you heard of _Mr. Bennett_, _Mr. Bennett's_
Chapter 165: 3. I don't understand _him_, _his_ refusing to accept
Chapter 166: 4. We have heard a great deal of _him_, _his_ making a
Chapter 167: 5. The man's industry has resulted in _him_, _his_
Chapter 168: 6. Will you sign this permit for _us_, _our_ visiting
Chapter 169: 8. I am very sorry that _me_, _my_ interrupting you
Chapter 170: 9. The machine is in excellent condition. There is no
Chapter 171: 10. _Everybody_, _everybody's_ being on time is
Chapter 172: 3. For entrance to this course three years work in
Chapter 173: 4. This new building will be occupied by J. M. Hopkins
Chapter 174: 6. The trouble will be in John agreeing to the
Chapter 175: 7. All applications for help should be made to the
Chapter 176: 8. The employees rest rooms are on the sunny side of
Chapter 177: 9. Our fifteen years experience in selling bonds has
Chapter 178: 10. In to-days mail I received a very large order from
Chapter 179: 11. Jones Brothers new store is on the corner of
Chapter 180: 12. Last month sales show an increase of two thousand
Chapter 181: 14. It is when to-morrows burden is added to the
Chapter 182: 18. I bought the book at Barlow and Companys new
Chapter 183: 19. We are going to insist on Mary taking a long
Chapter 184: 20. I have had the pleasure of staying at both your
Chapter 185: 3. The man who's place you are taking has been with
Chapter 186: 4. The next one whose to give a report is the
Chapter 187: 5. The next one whose report we must hear is the
Chapter 188: 12. There coming as fast as their horse will bring
Chapter 189: 16. The Bon Ton has a big sale in mens' and womens'
Chapter 190: 18. We shall give you a special discount if you will
Chapter 191: 20. It's just a year ago since we received your last
Chapter 192: 22. If you use our safety device, you may leave you're
Chapter 193: 24. I think we shall have to take our's in August. Two
Chapter 194: 25. In any explanation it should be the writers
Chapter 195: 2. The shipping clerk, ---- I consider responsible for
Chapter 196: 3. The shipping clerk, ---- I feel certain is
Chapter 197: 8. He is the one ---- every one thought should be
Chapter 198: 9. Choose the one ---- you think will give the best
Chapter 199: 12. ---- do you think is the best salesman in the
Chapter 200: 13. ---- do you regard as the best salesman in the
Chapter 201: 19. This letter comes from Robert, ---- we all know
Chapter 202: 20. This letter comes from Robert, ---- we all know
Chapter 203: 21. ---- do you consider to be most capable? [The
Chapter 204: 22. This booklet was written by the man ---- Mr.
Chapter 205: 23. He is the one ---- every one believes to be worthy
Chapter 206: 24. The critic ---- every one thought gave the most
Chapter 207: 7. The cup will be given to ---- reaches the lines
Chapter 208: 10. ---- you bring is welcome.
Chapter 209: 1. _He_--_him_ and _I_--_me_ are going camping next
Chapter 210: 9. We bought a large piece of ground so that my
Chapter 211: 11. Is that _he_--_him_ entering the gate? Yes, that
Chapter 212: 12. _Who_--_whom_ should I meet at the station but old
Chapter 213: 14. There is no need of _him_--_his_ staying any
Chapter 214: 18. Please let _she_--_her_ and _I_--_me_ do the work
Chapter 215: 23. I hardly think it is _he_--_him_ _who_--_whom_ is
Chapter 216: 27. _He_--_him_ that is your friend you can call upon
Chapter 217: 28. _He_--_him_ that is your friend will respond to
Chapter 218: 29. The manager praised both the bookkeepers and
Chapter 219: 32. He reproved us both but _I_--_me_ more than
Chapter 220: 34. If it's really _I_--_me_ who was appointed, I'm
Chapter 221: 35. I'm sure it can't be _I_--_me_.
Chapter 222: 1. Will you not send us a check by Friday so that we
Chapter 223: 2. Do you wish to bid for our cinder output this year?
Chapter 224: 3. We have no use for the material this year, but we
Chapter 225: 4. If you are dissatisfied with the machine, return
Chapter 226: 5. You state that you sent us an order on June 10, but
Chapter 227: 6. We are in the market for two dozen Standard clothes
Chapter 228: 7. We have given you credit for this amount and desire
Chapter 229: 8. We have your letter of November 6 and thank you for
Chapter 230: 9. If you think you can use this type of machine, we
Chapter 231: 10. We have decided to use your machine if you will
Chapter 232: 1. We saw _lots_ of curious things. We saw _a number_ of curious
Chapter 233: 3. I stayed at home the _balance_ I stayed at home the _rest_ of
Chapter 234: 5. The dress will be done in a The dress will be done in a
Chapter 235: 6. I'll walk a _piece_ with you. I'll walk a _short distance_
Chapter 236: 7. Did you get a _raise_ in pay? Did you get an _increase_ in
Chapter 237: 9. Christmas is still a long _ways_ Christmas is still a long _way_
Chapter 238: 10. What _line_ of business are you What _kind_ of business are you
Chapter 239: 11. If you expect to open a grocery, If you expect to open a grocery,
Chapter 240: 12. Have you anything new in the Have you any new neckwear?
Chapter 241: 13. I have a _date_ with the dentist. I have an _appointment_ with the
Chapter 242: 14. Have you a _date_ for this evening? Have you an _engagement_ for
Chapter 243: 15. He always does his work in good He always does his work _well_.
Chapter 244: 16. That is a good _write-up_ on the That is a good _article_ on the
Chapter 245: 17. _Yourself_ and friends are invited. _You_ and your friends are
Chapter 246: 18. Don't _they_ have street cars in Are there no street cars in
Chapter 247: 19. _It_ said in this morning's paper This morning's paper said that
Chapter 248: 20. The book _what_ he advised is not The book _that_ he advised is
Chapter 249: CHAPTER VII
Chapter 250: 3. I cannot explain why he spoke so
Chapter 251: 8. She does pen and ink sketches
Chapter 252: 18. He _sure_--_surely_ is a good speaker. He seems
Chapter 253: 21. He worked _steady_--_steadily_ all morning. The
Chapter 254: 24. Don't you think he has been acting
Chapter 255: 25. The coat is finished _nice_--_nicely_.
Chapter 256: 4. I can _not_ find one of the papers I had on the
Chapter 257: 5. He told me to _carefully_ add the figures in the
Chapter 258: 7. I don't _even_ understand the first problem in the
Chapter 259: 8. Don't say you don't _ever_ expect to go to school
Chapter 260: 13. I _only_ expect to take a short vacation this
Chapter 261: 14. He _only_ spoke of two causes of the loss in
Chapter 262: 15. I _only_ decided to take the Western instead of
Chapter 263: 1. I had three pens. I have lost the _better_--_best_
Chapter 264: 3. Of the two colors, I think the tan is the
Chapter 265: 5. Of two professions, choose the _more_--_most_
Chapter 266: 8. Which do you like _better_--_best_, skating or
Chapter 267: 10. Of all the shops, she likes Leslie's
Chapter 268: 11. Which is _more_--_most_ durable, serge or
Chapter 269: 12. Which tree lives _longer_--_longest_, the poplar
Chapter 270: 13. Which is the _best_--_better_ policy, honesty or
Chapter 271: 15. He is the _wittier_--_wittiest_ boy in the class.
Chapter 272: 16. Of our twenty salesmen, he is considered
Chapter 273: 17. You should not mention the two men in one breath.
Chapter 274: 18. Which of you two do you think deserves
Chapter 275: 20. Which of you two can run the _faster_--_fastest_?
Chapter 276: 10. She couldn't stay with us only a few minutes.
Chapter 277: 3. There are ---- houses on this street than I had
Chapter 278: 4. The farther inland we went the ---- signs of
Chapter 279: 5. Each year there is ---- opportunity for an
Chapter 280: 6. Each year there are ---- opportunities for the
Chapter 281: 10. ---- all European cities are beautiful.
Chapter 282: 15. She is ---- entertaining in conversation; it was a
Chapter 283: 2. What sort of _a_ course are you What sort of course are you
Chapter 284: 4. Yours _respectively_. Yours _respectfully_.
Chapter 285: 9. Did you recognize the girl who Did you recognize the girl who
Chapter 286: 11. He is _liable_ to come any He is _likely_ to come at any
Chapter 287: 17. _This here_ book is the one _This_ book is the one I wish.
Chapter 288: 19. His ideas are _no_ good. His ideas are _worthless_ (or
Chapter 289: 20. He _seldom ever_ makes a mistake. He _seldom_ (_hardly ever_)
Chapter 290: 21. I didn't work _any_ last night. I didn't work _at all_ last
Chapter 291: 22. I walked _this_ far yesterday. I walked _as far as this_
Chapter 292: 24. He sells insurance _on the side_. _In addition to his other
Chapter 293: 26. She is _very_ disappointed. She is _very much_ disappointed.
Chapter 294: 27. She is a _cute_ (or _cunning_) She is a _pretty_ child.
Chapter 295: 28. He was lying face _down_ on He was lying face _downward_ on
Chapter 296: CHAPTER VIII
Chapter 297: 1. Primitive people have left traces of very early
Chapter 298: 2. Explorers visited the Ohio valley and found
Chapter 299: 3. Checks and drafts are great conveniences to the
Chapter 300: 4. The United States Supreme Court made a decision
Chapter 301: 8. The total value of merchandise sent to
Chapter 302: 1. A collective noun that denotes a group of objects acting as one
Chapter 303: 2. A group of words which, like a collective noun, is plural in form but
Chapter 304: 3. A singular noun modified by _every_, _each_, _one_, _no_, _many a_;
Chapter 305: 4. Singular[1] nouns or pronouns joined by _or_, _either--or_,
Chapter 306: 5. Two nouns joined by _and_, denoting one person or thing; as,
Chapter 307: 1. A collective noun denoting plurality; that is, referring to the
Chapter 308: 2. A compound subject joined by _and_, when the objects joined are
Chapter 309: 3. The pronoun _you_, though it may denote only one person; as,
Chapter 310: 7. The congregation _is_--_are_ asked to remain a few
Chapter 311: 11. The secretary and treasurer _was_--_were_ asked to
Chapter 312: 12. One-third of the office _was_--_were_ late this
Chapter 313: 14. If the quality and the price _is_--_are_ right,
Chapter 314: 16. The library with its thousands of books
Chapter 315: 17. There _don't_--_doesn't_ seem to be much
Chapter 316: 18. The whole system of filing and indexing
Chapter 317: 20. The state of public affairs _calls_--_call_ for
Chapter 318: 21. Many a man _has_--_have_ neglected golden
Chapter 319: 22. Many men _has_--_have_ neglected golden
Chapter 320: 23. The committee _has_--_have_ given _its_--_their_
Chapter 321: 26. Every one _was_--_were_ happy when Tom was elected
Chapter 322: 28. Tom with his brother James _is_--_are_ going
Chapter 323: 29. The only thing I have not prepared for dinner
Chapter 324: 32. Neither Tom nor his brother _is_--_are_ studying
Chapter 325: 33. Both Tom and his brother _is_--_are_
Chapter 326: 34. Every one _is_--_are_ interested in the cost of
Chapter 327: 3. Present perfect of _drive_. (See Exercise 108 for
Chapter 328: 10. Present perfect progressive of _ride_.
Chapter 329: 3. I am sorry, but I ---- not be able to finish the
Chapter 330: 4. ---- you finish your business course in February or
Chapter 331: 5. ---- he finish in February? No, he ---- finish in
Chapter 332: 6. The foreman declares he ---- not have another
Chapter 333: 9. I'm afraid you ---- be kicked if you go near that
Chapter 334: 16. I ---- be greatly obliged if you ---- send the
Chapter 335: 20. ---- the store be open this evening?
Chapter 336: 2. He promised that he ---- not make the mistake
Chapter 337: 4. You promised that you ---- not make the mistake
Chapter 338: 7. I ---- think he ---- know better than to apply for
Chapter 339: 8. John said that, no matter what we thought, he ----
Chapter 340: 9. If you ---- decide to accept the offer, let me know
Chapter 341: 12. If he ---- come during my absence, ask him to
Chapter 342: 14. Let me know if you ---- not be able to come.
Chapter 343: 10. The salesman _is selling_ five thousand dollars'
Chapter 344: 1. What did you say _is_--_was_ the meaning of the
Chapter 345: 2. What _was_--_is_ the name of that book that you
Chapter 346: 3. Didn't you know that the lion _is_--_was_ called
Chapter 347: 4. They told me that the legal rate of interest at
Chapter 348: 5. Have you ever heard him try to prove that black
Chapter 349: 6. What _is_--_was_ the name of the banker who
Chapter 350: 7. I never could remember what the important products
Chapter 351: 8. The advocate of Equal Suffrage argued that mothers
Chapter 352: 9. She said that a democracy _is_--_was_ a government
Chapter 353: 10. The speaker asserted that this country
Chapter 354: 1. If it _don't_--_doesn't_ fit you, we shall alter
Chapter 355: 11. When the dinner bell _rang_--_rung_, we all
Chapter 356: 19. I have _shown_--_showed_ you all the styles I
Chapter 357: 20. _Don't_--_doesn't_ it seem odd that he
Chapter 358: 25. I've _shook_--_shaken_ him three times, but he
Chapter 359: 29. Why _don't_--_doesn't_ some one tell John that his
Chapter 360: 30. _Don't_--_doesn't_ mother know that the vase is
Chapter 361: 1. He told me to ---- the book on the table. It ----
Chapter 362: 6. They told me to ---- down. I ---- down for about
Chapter 363: 7. As I wished to bleach the clothes, I ---- them on
Chapter 364: 9. You will probably find your cap ----ing where it
Chapter 365: 18. He let his tools ---- in the rain.
Chapter 366: 3. She drew up a chair and ---- down, while we were
Chapter 367: 5. ----ting the table is not strenuous enough for one
Chapter 368: 8. ---- still; I'll go.
Chapter 369: 12. The deer ---- before the dogs.
Chapter 370: 13. I have been trying all morning to ---- this
Chapter 371: 15. He will surely ---- in his profession.
Chapter 372: 18. I ---- (past tense) her the new system of filing.
Chapter 373: 22. My mother says that I ---- go with you.
Chapter 374: 25. Did you say I ---- use your typewriter?
Chapter 375: 1. Did you ---- the position? Yes, no one applied for
Chapter 376: 2. I have no other reason for not ----ing your
Chapter 377: 5. Why do you ---- him from the general offer that you
Chapter 378: 9. He said he would not ---- the money ---- that he
Chapter 379: 10. You have answered everything ---- what I asked
Chapter 380: 4. The ruling did not ---- the wholesale dealers, but
Chapter 381: 6. The failure of the bank ----ed the small depositors
Chapter 382: 7. The ---- of the law has been startling because of
Chapter 383: 8. They ----ed the consolidation, but thereby produced
Chapter 384: 9. The accident seriously ----ed his nervous system.
Chapter 385: 10. Did the celebrated physician really ---- a cure?
Chapter 386: 2. Aren't you afraid you will ---- some of the ----
Chapter 387: 4. Do you remember that you had warned me that I'd
Chapter 388: 9. She may ---- the money, as the clasp of her purse
Chapter 389: 10. I keep my ---- journal paper together by a rubber
Chapter 390: 7. The tickets had ought to have come from the
Chapter 391: 11. You had ought to have washed the dishes before you
Chapter 392: 15. You ought to have invested, hadn't you?
Chapter 393: 10. Past perfect of _choose_.
Chapter 394: 1. The vegetables (present perfect of _lie_) in water
Chapter 395: 2. Rumors (past progressive passive of _spread_) far
Chapter 396: 3. I thought the gingham (past perfect passive of
Chapter 397: 4. I am afraid my ear (present progressive of
Chapter 398: 5. Is it true that your ring (present perfect passive
Chapter 399: 6. A sudden storm (past of _arise_) yesterday
Chapter 400: 7. I (present perfect of _speak_) of the matter to no
Chapter 401: 8. I suppose that it (present perfect passive of
Chapter 402: 9. I must (present perfect of _show_) him twenty
Chapter 403: 10. She (past progressive of _wring_) out the clothes
Chapter 404: 12. The knight (past of _say_) that he (past perfect
Chapter 405: 13. I thought I (past perfect of _bring_) you the
Chapter 406: 15. There he stood (present participle of _ring_) the
Chapter 407: 16. His coat (present perfect passive of _wet_)
Chapter 408: 18. I (past of _see_) the superintendent yesterday,
Chapter 409: 19. They (past of _lay_) the clippings on the desk,
Chapter 410: 20. As he (past of _speak_), he (past progressive of
Chapter 411: 22. The building in which I work (present perfect
Chapter 412: 23. Your employer (present perfect _deal_) fairly with
Chapter 413: 24. I (present perfect of _have_) the same position
Chapter 414: 26. The floor (past passive of _lay_) by an expert
Chapter 415: 27. The beads (past passive of _string_) on a waxed
Chapter 416: 28. He (present perfect of _throw_) the whole office
Chapter 417: 29. Before he came forward, he (past of _set_) the
Chapter 418: 30. After the storm, leaves and twigs (past
Chapter 419: 31. He (past of _drive_) to town yesterday. He (future
Chapter 420: 32. The dictionary (present progressive of _lie_) on
Chapter 421: 33. The dog (past of _lay_) the bone down, and then he
Chapter 422: 34. He (past of _set_) the chair by the window and
Chapter 423: 35. I think we (future of _see_) him as we pass, for
Chapter 424: 36. The snow (past perfect progressive of _fall_) for
Chapter 425: 37. Everything (present perfect passive of _lay_) in
Chapter 426: 38. (Present participle of _lie_) in the hammock, he
Chapter 427: 39. I saw the man (present participle of _lie_) on the
Chapter 428: 40. After he (past perfect of _lie_) there a few
Chapter 429: 41. The biplane, which (past perfect progressive of
Chapter 430: 42. Large crowds (past progressive of _sit_) on the
Chapter 431: 43. Many people (past perfect of _set_) tents on the
Chapter 432: 44. All eyes (past progressive of _turn_) toward the
Chapter 433: 45. The biplane (past of _rise_) until it (past
Chapter 434: 1. They wished to finish the work so they stayed till
Chapter 435: 2. John hoped to arrive before the others so he
Chapter 436: 3. He saw that the cars were not running so he walked
Chapter 437: 4. They needed some gasoline so they had to stop at a
Chapter 438: 5. He wished to make a tool chest so he bought some
Chapter 439: 6. They saw that he liked to read so they gave him
Chapter 440: 7. She wished to make a good appearance at the party
Chapter 441: 10. The campers thought they'd like a fire so they
Chapter 442: 11. I was very tired when I reached home so I couldn't
Chapter 443: 12. The work was difficult so it took three hours to
Chapter 444: 13. The clock needed repairing so he took it to a
Chapter 445: 15. She didn't know where to take the train so she
Chapter 446: 1. If I were a king (but I'm not), I'd see that my
Chapter 447: 3. If I had been careful, my work would be good. (I
Chapter 448: 4. I wish I had been careful! (I was not.)
Chapter 449: 3. If his work _was_--_were_ exact, he would have no
Chapter 450: 5. If he _was_--_were_ a millionaire, he could not
Chapter 451: 6. If such a thing _was_--_were_ possible, our
Chapter 452: 7. If the election _was_--_were_ postponed, we should
Chapter 453: 7. Suppose she ---- your guest, how would you
Chapter 454: 8. He would appear very tall ---- it not for the
Chapter 455: 9. We decided that if it ---- still raining by seven
Chapter 456: 11. If the package ---- left yesterday, as you say, it
Chapter 457: 12. If he ---- late yesterday, he must start earlier
Chapter 458: 13. If every man ---- honest, business life would be
Chapter 459: 15. If he ---- not interested, he surely looked as if
Chapter 460: 16. ---- I certain that the bonds ---- safe, I should
Chapter 461: 17. As the tablecloth ---- stained, we laid it on the
Chapter 462: 18. If that stained tablecloth ---- mine, I'd try
Chapter 463: 19. If I ---- as interested in farming as you are, I'd
Chapter 464: 20. If her work ---- best, why didn't she get the
Chapter 465: 7. Where have you _located_? Where have you _settled_?
Chapter 466: 10. Do you _mind_ where you saw it? Do you _remember_ where you saw
Chapter 467: 12. Did you _extend an invitation_ Did you _invite_ him?
Chapter 468: 17. I _had_ a strange thing _happen_ A strange thing _happened_ to me
Chapter 469: 19. _Loan_ me your pencil. _Lend_ me your pencil.
Chapter 470: 20. I _can't seem_ to understand I _seem unable_ to understand
Chapter 471: 21. I don't _take any stock_ in I _have no confidence_ in such
Chapter 472: 22. How do you _size up_ the What _do you think_ of the
Chapter 473: 23. I _beg to state_. . . . Omit.
Chapter 474: 25. He _claims_ that he was He _asserts_ (maintains) that he
Chapter 475: 28. Did you notice how that show Did you notice how that show
Chapter 476: 30. He said _to go_ at once. He said _that we should go_ at
Chapter 477: CHAPTER IX
Chapter 478: 2. The chairman came upon the platform accompanied
Chapter 479: 4. The lecture will be accompanied ---- stereopticon
Chapter 480: 6. The years of prosperity were followed ---- years of
Chapter 481: 7. He was accused ---- theft, but was acquitted ----
Chapter 482: 9. An electric iron is especially adapted ---- summer
Chapter 483: 11. This cloth is well adapted ---- summer clothing
Chapter 484: 13. Let us agree now ---- a place to spend our summer
Chapter 485: 14. That is not a proposition ---- which I shall
Chapter 486: 16. Don't be angry ---- a person because he tells you
Chapter 487: 18. Mr. Giles suggested that you would be glad to have
Chapter 488: 23. I am employed ---- a fairly large salary ---- a
Chapter 489: 25. I am confiding ---- you because I know that I can
Chapter 490: 26. She confided her child ---- the care of her
Chapter 491: 30. Perhaps he will change his plans if we remonstrate
Chapter 492: 2. I shall accept _of_ your I shall accept your hospitality.
Chapter 493: 5. It is a building _of from_ It is a building twenty to thirty
Chapter 494: 7. John copies _after_ his father John copies his father
Chapter 495: 8. I am wondering _about_ what I am wondering what I should do.
Chapter 496: 9. I shall consult _with_ my I shall consult my lawyer.
Chapter 497: 11. I shall leave later _on_. I shall leave later.
Chapter 498: 12. I shall try _and_ go. I shall try _to_ go.
Chapter 499: 13. I might _of_ gone. I might _have_ gone.
Chapter 500: 16. Divide the work _between_ the Divide the work _among_ the four
Chapter 501: 17. It will be done _inside_ of an It will be done _within_ an hour.
Chapter 502: 18. Are you angry _at_ me? Are you angry _with_ me?
Chapter 503: 22. We left the third of June. We left _on_ the third of June.
Chapter 504: 2. Every one has finished his work except _he_--_him_
Chapter 505: 3. It's a question that you and _I_--_me_ must decide;
Chapter 506: 4. Girls like you and _she_--_her_ should have a good
Chapter 507: 11. He wanted my brother and _I_--_me_ to go into
Chapter 508: 12. Neither _she_--_her_ nor her sister have I seen
Chapter 509: 13. My companion and _I_--_me_ took up the trail of
Chapter 510: 14. _He_--_him_ and _I_--_me_ had, of course, to keep
Chapter 511: 15. All are going on the excursion except _he_--_him_
Chapter 512: 17. The rule applies to _we_--_us_ all--the manager,
Chapter 513: 19. The letter was to be read by the president or
Chapter 514: 21. We study Shakespeare with her sister and
Chapter 515: 22. _She_--_her_ and her sister went to the lecture
Chapter 516: 23. They sent for _she_--_her_ and _I_--_me_, not you
Chapter 517: 24. The program was arranged by the president and
Chapter 518: 25. They found that his father and _he_--_him_ had
Chapter 519: 26. Mother is going to buy a birthday present to-day
Chapter 520: 27. The play is interesting not only to you older
Chapter 521: 28. They expected the work to be done by _she_--_her_
Chapter 522: 29. The dispute between his neighbor and _he_--_him_
Chapter 523: 30. He wants to speak to you and _I_--_me_.
Chapter 524: 1. I'll agree that he is richer than _I_--_me_, but
Chapter 525: 4. No one knows more about an automobile than
Chapter 526: 5. You are more capable of doing the work than
Chapter 527: 7. You finished the work almost as quickly as
Chapter 528: 9. The manager said he would rather send me than
Chapter 529: 11. It seems to me that they ought to go rather than
Chapter 530: 12. I am surprised that you arrived sooner than
Chapter 531: 13. They should have elected him rather than
Chapter 532: 14. I am not so well-fitted as _he_--_him_ to hold the
Chapter 533: 15. You are more popular than _he_--_him_.
Chapter 534: 3. We not only bought the books you wished but the
Chapter 535: 4. We like the place in which we live both on account
Chapter 536: 7. I neither like the appearance of the shop nor the
Chapter 537: 8. They did it both for the sake of your brother and
Chapter 538: 9. This sample not only is much darker but heavier
Chapter 539: 10. They are barred who neither can read nor write.
Chapter 540: 1. Neither effort _nor_--_or_ money was spared in the
Chapter 541: 2. I have considered planting maple, oak, and elm
Chapter 542: 3. We do not believe in _either_ enduring oppression
Chapter 543: 4. He has _no_--_neither_ time, patience, _nor_--_or_
Chapter 544: 5. If you ask me which of the three I prefer, I'll be
Chapter 545: 6. Three courses will be given in the subject this
Chapter 546: 7. I had already passed three branch roads, but
Chapter 547: 8. I hardly think he accepted _any_--_either_ of the
Chapter 548: 9. Neither the doctor _or_--_nor_ his wife was at
Chapter 549: 10. Both the books look shop-worn. I'll take
Chapter 550: 6. John will discover that he cannot win promotion
Chapter 551: 7. No one can learn how to spell ---- first learning
Chapter 552: 8. No one will learn to spell ---- he learns to
Chapter 553: 9. No one will succeed ---- he has energy and
Chapter 554: 11. You cannot succeed in any way ---- by seizing each
Chapter 555: 12. It is impossible to grow beautiful flowers ----
Chapter 556: 6. For pleasure and exercise I think there is no game
Chapter 557: 7. He said that the town looked just ---- it had when
Chapter 558: 10. He has the same sort of drawl ---- his father
Chapter 559: 14. To give the stitch the proper twist throw the
Chapter 560: 15. He walks ---- he were lame.
Chapter 561: 1. You will find the new clerks fully ---- courteous
Chapter 562: 2. You will not find the new clerks ---- courteous as
Chapter 563: 3. Elms do not grow ---- well in this climate as do
Chapter 564: 4. We did not carry ---- much advertising this year as
Chapter 565: 5. Under our system of individual instruction a
Chapter 566: 7. I do not seem to learn languages ---- easily as
Chapter 567: 10. He is not ---- active as he was twenty years ago.
Chapter 568: 1. The ---- sisters discovered that it was ---- late
Chapter 569: 2. It is ---- dark in that corner; come ---- the
Chapter 570: 3. He spends ---- much time in dreaming, ---- little
Chapter 571: 4. He would have done better if he had not given ----
Chapter 572: 5. ---- more hours were passed in the all ---- weary
Chapter 573: 6. It was ---- cold ---- stay out more than ----
Chapter 574: 8. ---- stay there for ---- weeks would be ----
Chapter 575: 9. The doctor said that the ---- men were ---- sick
Chapter 576: 10. About ---- hours ago I met Mary who said that she
Chapter 577: 13. ---- is no doubt that ---- knowledge of
Chapter 578: 17. I was just ---- you ----.
Chapter 579: 19. I could ---- done the work if I had had more ----
Chapter 580: 20. If I had tried harder, I might ---- done the work
Chapter 581: CHAPTER X
Chapter 582: 3. Nice, pleasant, delightful, dainty, fine,
Chapter 583: 10. Scholar, student, pupil.
Chapter 584: 12. My mind often reverts back to the time when I
Chapter 585: 13. That high building that is going up on Twelfth
Chapter 586: 14. From his appearance he looked to be in very poor
Chapter 587: 15. He is afraid of the results that will ensue if he
Chapter 588: 16. The present state of affairs that is now
Chapter 589: 17. The reason why I was not at work yesterday was
Chapter 590: 18. I shall never forget the terrible sights that I
Chapter 591: 19. I have been debating in my mind whether I ought to
Chapter 592: 20. He was a mere little child when he first began to
Chapter 593: 21. Mix together both the butter and the sugar, and
Chapter 594: 22. The two pieces of cloth are just exactly the same
Chapter 595: 23. You will find this chair equally as comfortable as
Chapter 596: 24. He said that when he started in his business that
Chapter 597: 25. It was the office of Morgan & Son where I got my
Chapter 598: 26. China is undergoing a vast change at the present
Chapter 599: 27. At about the age of fourteen years he left his
Chapter 600: 29. He always shows great deference and respect when
Chapter 601: 31. You can easily get the training that will make you
Chapter 602: 32. For sale, a large, commodious house, arranged with
Chapter 603: 33. We are making all the necessary improvements that
Chapter 604: 34. I went to high school to take up stenography.
Chapter 605: 9. What is a street car transfer? How does it look and
Chapter 606: 10. What occupation do you wish to follow, and why?
Chapter 607: 13. Why do the farmers of Kansas insure their barns
Chapter 608: 25. What is meant by a corner in wheat?
Chapter 609: 7. Buying vegetables from a farmer and selling them to
Chapter 610: 8. Printing business cards and blotters on a small
Chapter 611: 11. Painting holiday postal cards or fancy cards for
Chapter 612: 12. Printing on postal cards pretty scenes that you
Chapter 613: 14. Selling crocheted or embroidered articles.
Chapter 614: 5. He was not promoted because his excuse was always,
Chapter 615: 6. He was not promoted because he learned nothing from
Chapter 616: 7. He was not promoted because he was always
Chapter 617: 8. He was not promoted because he was content to be a
Chapter 618: 9. He was not promoted because he ruined his ability
Chapter 619: 10. He was not promoted because he did not learn to
Chapter 620: 15. To be successful one must have confidence in
Chapter 621: 3. You may secure a position through another's
Chapter 622: 6. The proper attitude toward an employer is one of
Chapter 623: 12. The habit of exaggeration is dangerous.
Chapter 624: 1. Know your subject thoroughly. If you have insufficient knowledge, you
Chapter 625: 2. Understand your point of view exactly and explain it clearly. If you
Chapter 626: 3. After you have gathered your facts, study them as a whole. What three
Chapter 627: 4. Work out the details of each argument. A mere statement of each is
Chapter 628: 5. Prepare an outline. It will show you whether your arguments follow
Chapter 629: 6. In talking, follow the plan explained in Exercise 140, being
Chapter 630: 1. We shall forget a great many facts that we learn at
Chapter 631: 2. Oil should be used instead of water in sprinkling
Chapter 632: 3. Half of the keys would not work on the typewriter
Chapter 633: 4. Last year September was very warm, and the winter
Chapter 634: 5. My cousin never went to high school, and when he
Chapter 635: 6. When you are working, your employer will never ask
Chapter 636: 7. Every one should be punctual in doing his work. If
Chapter 637: 8. The day is either sunny or it is not sunny. To-day
Chapter 638: 9. It always rains when I wear new shoes. I am wearing
Chapter 639: 1. The high school should have the same session as the
Chapter 640: 2. The high school session should begin at eight
Chapter 641: 6. Every high school pupil should receive a business
Chapter 642: 7. Stenography (or bookkeeping) is a more important
Chapter 643: 8. If a pupil fails in the first semester of a
Chapter 644: 9. A pupil should not be expected to learn a lesson
Chapter 645: 10. Moving picture shows do more harm than good.
Chapter 646: 1. Every city should have a public park in the
Chapter 647: 2. The large department stores should be abolished and
Chapter 648: 4. It is bad business policy to conduct cut-price
Chapter 649: 5. The newspapers are the greatest educators of the
Chapter 650: 6. Billboard advertisements destroy the beauty of a
Chapter 651: 9. All government should be conducted on the civil
Chapter 652: 10. Underselling a competitor ruins trade.
Chapter 653: 1. It is better to be a farm hand than a factory
Chapter 654: 2. Every girl should prepare herself to earn her own
Chapter 655: 5. Advertising has increased the cost of living. (See
Chapter 656: 8. Labor troubles are brought about because the poor
Chapter 657: 10. Tariff increases the cost of living.
Chapter 658: 1. The wages of women should be the same as those of
Chapter 659: 3. Employers should be liable for the life and health
Chapter 660: 4. The boycott is a legitimate method of obtaining
Chapter 661: 5. National expositions do not benefit the cities in
Chapter 662: 8. National party lines should be discarded in
Chapter 663: 9. City governments should be allowed to decide their
Chapter 664: 10. Municipal offices should be appointive and not
Chapter 665: 11. The commission form of government is best for
Chapter 666: 13. A personal property tax cannot be levied with
Chapter 667: 14. The United States should not further extend its
Chapter 668: 15. The President should be elected by a direct vote
Chapter 669: 16. Ex-presidents of the United States should become
Chapter 670: 17. The President and the Vice-President should be
Chapter 671: 18. The United States should subsidize a merchant
Chapter 672: 19. Foreign-built ships, owned by Americans, should be
Chapter 673: 20. The governors of states should not have the power
Chapter 674: 21. A three-fourths vote of a jury should be
Chapter 675: 22. The coast defenses of the United States should be
Chapter 676: 24. The results of Arctic explorations have not
Chapter 677: CHAPTER XI
Chapter 678: 3. The Constitution of the United 13. Business.
Chapter 679: 4. Why we celebrate the Fourth of 15. Physicians should
Chapter 680: 10. Education. Germany.
Chapter 681: 10. The business course in this school.
Chapter 682: 2. Most inventors would not have succeeded without
Chapter 683: 3. The more training a man has, the better chance he
Chapter 684: 12. The use of machinery has lowered the cost of
Chapter 685: 30. The good effects of ridicule.
Chapter 686: 3. Original editorials on one or more of the following:
Chapter 687: 4. Personal experiences, amusing incidents, or anecdotes, preferably
Chapter 688: 5. For sale advertisements, or "want ads" that the class would
Chapter 689: 7. The field after the harvest.
Chapter 690: 6. Conclusion.
Chapter 691: 1. The cause.
Chapter 692: 2. Disadvantages.
Chapter 693: 3. Riots.
Chapter 694: CHAPTER XII
Chapter 695: 1. Why in writing and printing do we separate one word from the next? In
Chapter 696: 4. The word to keep in mind in punctuation is _separate_. If two words
Chapter 697: 1. To show the possessive case of nouns (See Exercise 82); as,
Chapter 698: 2. To indicate the omission of one or more letters; as,
Chapter 699: 3. To show the plural of letters, figures, and words that usually have
Chapter 700: 2. This month's sales exceed last month's by one
Chapter 701: 4. The mistake was caused by his making his 7's like
Chapter 702: 5. Have you received the treasurer's report? No, I
Chapter 703: 6. Is this book your's or her's?
Chapter 704: 4. The first word of a formal statement or resolution; as,
Chapter 705: 5. The first word of every group of words paragraphed separately in an
Chapter 706: 7. The words _Bible_ and _Scripture_, the books of the Bible, all names
Chapter 707: 8. All proper nouns, proper adjectives, and words that are considered
Chapter 708: 9. The important words in the title of a book, play, or composition.
Chapter 709: 10. Such words as _Paragraph_, _Article_, or _Section_, when accompanied
Chapter 710: 11. See Exercise 75.
Chapter 711: 1. To indicate the end of a declarative sentence; as,
Chapter 712: 2. To indicate an abbreviation; as,
Chapter 713: 11. You are enjoying yourself!
Chapter 714: 1. When a speaker's words are quoted exactly, they should be enclosed in
Chapter 715: 2. If the quotation itself is a question, although it forms part of a
Chapter 716: 3. The same applies to a quotation that requires an exclamation mark;
Chapter 717: 4. When the words of explanation follow the quoted words, the
Chapter 718: 5. When the author's words of explanation interrupt the speaker's words,
Chapter 719: 4. Division into sentences is made within a quotation just as elsewhere.
Chapter 720: 5. When a quotation is very long, consisting of several paragraphs,
Chapter 721: 6. When a quotation occurs within a quotation, the one within is
Chapter 722: 7. Any words quoted from a book or article, or any words quoted with a
Chapter 723: 8. A formal question, statement, or resolution for a debate is not
Chapter 724: 4. If you will ask the shipping clerk I volunteered I
Chapter 725: 8. Tell me this said the man how can we enforce the
Chapter 726: 9. The question before us is how can we enforce the
Chapter 727: 10. John whispered did you hear his mother say yes you
Chapter 728: 11. As I was walking along the river he continued I
Chapter 729: 14. We cannot cross said the captain the bridge is
Chapter 730: 15. The bridge is down said the captain and I fear
Chapter 731: 16. Is the bridge down asked the captain does no one
Chapter 732: 17. The captain said the bridge is down do you know
Chapter 733: 18. What shall we do asked a soldier if the bridge is
Chapter 734: 20. As we were riding along spoke up one of the
Chapter 735: 2. When several adjectives follow one another, all modifying the same
Chapter 736: 3. When a succession of phrases modifies the same noun.
Chapter 737: 1. The bonds will be taken over on or before October 1
Chapter 738: 2. On January 1 1913 the company had outstanding
Chapter 739: 4. The transaction was officially conducted between
Chapter 740: 5. A late announcement of the Census Bureau tells us
Chapter 741: 6. Many mechanical devices in common use may be traced
Chapter 742: 7. The per capita saving in the banks of the United
Chapter 743: 8. The population in 1820 was 10,000,000 and in 1910
Chapter 744: 9. Mexico draws about 55% of her imports from the
Chapter 745: 10. In one decade Germany's exports to Latin-America
Chapter 746: 1. William E. Curtis, _one of the world's ablest
Chapter 747: 2. The new device, the adding machine, has greatly
Chapter 748: 3. Wall street, the great center of business life,
Chapter 749: 4. The people in moderate circumstances, the excellent
Chapter 750: 5. The Montreal Tramways Company, the first company to
Chapter 751: 6. The Early Gem musk melon, one of the best shipping
Chapter 752: 7. In making up our collections and bargain offers for
Chapter 753: 8. The Chinese Giant, a new variety of sweet pepper,
Chapter 754: 9. Amundsen, the discoverer of the south pole, is a
Chapter 755: 1. The Commonwealth Edison Company, _which controls
Chapter 756: 2. The concern _that controls the electric light and
Chapter 757: 3. The lesson _that I take at nine o'clock_ is
Chapter 758: 4. In English _which I take at nine o'clock_ we are
Chapter 759: 6. I am going to work in any city _where I can find
Chapter 760: 7. I am going to work in Denver _where my uncle
Chapter 761: 9. The house _that is the oldest in town_ is used as a
Chapter 762: 10. The Franklin Museum _which occupies the oldest
Chapter 763: 11. The town museum is the place _that I like to
Chapter 764: 12. The chimney _that was blown down last night in the
Chapter 765: 13. The old ruined tower _which has long been a
Chapter 766: 14. We counted ten chimneys _that were blown down last
Chapter 767: 15. The stenography system _that I studied_ is
Chapter 768: 16. I think she uses Munson's _which she considers a
Chapter 769: 17. Last year I pursued a course in stenography _which
Chapter 770: 19. The only milk _that is fit to drink_ comes from a
Chapter 771: 20. Systematic inspection has been carried on _which
Chapter 772: 1. We have an enormous crop of cotton the value of
Chapter 773: 2. "The root of the mail order evil is the idea which
Chapter 774: 3. Mr. Hilton who was sales manager at that time
Chapter 775: 4. The lecture will be delivered by Mr. Brenton who is
Chapter 776: 5. Our dog whose fur was wet by his plunge into the
Chapter 777: 6. Genevieve who had always been the leader in the
Chapter 778: 7. A late product of the brain of George Westinghouse
Chapter 779: 8. Careful selection of investments upon which the
Chapter 780: 9. As a direct result of the conference between the
Chapter 781: 10. How would you like to wear a hat that has been
Chapter 782: 1. Popular-priced goods are the safest for a retail
Chapter 783: 2. A sheriff seldom finds large quantities of
Chapter 784: 3. They bring higher prices relatively than the
Chapter 785: 4. The catalogue houses have little fear for
Chapter 786: 5. Steel conditions remain about as they have been for
Chapter 787: 6. Steel men are of the opinion that to increase
Chapter 788: 7. The steel business for the last three months has
Chapter 789: 8. Boraxated soap chips will benefit your tableware
Chapter 790: 9. The man who works to the limit of his physical
Chapter 791: 10. A wide-awake manager tries plan after plan testing
Chapter 792: 1. Three things are necessary: intelligence,
Chapter 793: 2. The buffalo supplies them with almost all the
Chapter 794: 3. Quoting from the current number of the _----
Chapter 795: 1. For the first fifty miles we had companions with us
Chapter 796: 2. About a week previous four men had arrived from
Chapter 797: 3. Reynal was gazing intently he began to speak at
Chapter 798: 4. Objects familiar from childhood surrounded me crags
Chapter 799: 1. The Christmas presents that he wants are the
Chapter 800: 2. Do the exercise thus first lunge to the left second
Chapter 801: 3. We are offering for sale three residences of the
Chapter 802: 4. The following are the two that we liked best 438
Chapter 803: 5. One use of the comma is to set off an appositive
Chapter 804: 6. The comma is used to set off an independent adverb
Chapter 805: 7. The plan is this I'll do the work and you pay for
Chapter 806: 8. The officers are as follows Edward Lawrence for
Chapter 807: 1. When the millennium comes--if it ever does--all of
Chapter 808: 2. "I believe--" began the lawyer.
Chapter 809: CHAPTER XIII
Chapter 810: 1. The carpenter _threw_ down his hammer _and walked_
Chapter 811: 2. _Throwing_ down his hammer, the carpenter walked
Chapter 812: 4. I went downtown _to apply_ for the position.
Chapter 813: 1. A teamster drove out of the alley east of the
Chapter 814: 2. The tongue struck the front of the car and bored a
Chapter 815: 4. The half dozen passengers were badly frightened and
Chapter 816: 6. In a few minutes the fire engines arrived and began
Chapter 817: 7. Crowds came from all directions and silently
Chapter 818: 8. The people poured out of the theater and cheered
Chapter 819: 9. The half dozen passengers soon recovered and stood
Chapter 820: 10. The firemen did their work quickly and departed
Chapter 821: 6. Subordinate conjunctions.
Chapter 822: 1. We stayed at home for two reasons: first of all, we
Chapter 823: 2. In China the wedding takes place at the
Chapter 824: 3. First in the procession come the standard bearers.
Chapter 825: 4. Six years ago I went sailing on Lake George with my
Chapter 826: 5. The wind was high and it would come in gusts. This
Chapter 827: 6. Several times the boat leaned over at an angle of
Chapter 828: 7. The heart is the most important organ in the body.
Chapter 829: 8. This is a good machine. And since that's the case,
Chapter 830: 9. In every business there are many bad debts. Some
Chapter 831: 10. The night was dark, and there were no stars. The
Chapter 832: 1. You should not stop studying your lessons until
Chapter 833: 2. In talking to the postman yesterday, he said that
Chapter 834: 4. Before becoming a physician, the law sets a very
Chapter 835: 5. Having eaten our luncheon very hastily, the
Chapter 836: 6. The difficulty could easily be settled, going about
Chapter 837: 7. Although determined to get my money, the task was
Chapter 838: 8. Having installed an adding machine, our office work
Chapter 839: 9. On entering the car, the first thing that caught my
Chapter 840: 10. Silk should be washed with warm water and a mild
Chapter 841: 11. The house was redecorated, making it clean and
Chapter 842: 12. The book should be carefully studied, reviewing
Chapter 843: 14. Having entered college, Mr. Brown watched his
Chapter 844: 16. They say he will be lame, caused by a fall on the
Chapter 845: 17. While trying to break the half mile record, his
Chapter 846: 18. Many people object to football, because in
Chapter 847: 19. He did not wish to take up an extra study, thus
Chapter 848: 20. While a child, my father often told me stories of
Chapter 849: 21. Absorbed all day in superintending his work, in
Chapter 850: 22. Discussing the happenings in the ward with an old
Chapter 851: 24. Although a good tonic, I did not gain weight while
Chapter 852: 25. In the new telephone, upon lifting the receiver, a
Chapter 853: 26. Leaving the window open when she went to lunch, of
Chapter 854: 27. Dictionaries must be returned to the desk after
Chapter 855: 1. Sometimes a pronoun may refer to either of two antecedents; as,
Chapter 856: 2. Sometimes the sentence must be entirely recast and a direct quotation
Chapter 857: 3. Sometimes the pronoun refers to a word that has not been expressed or
Chapter 858: 4. A sentence containing an indefinite _they_ or _it_ is corrected thus:
Chapter 859: 1. She asked her mother if she could go, and she said
Chapter 860: 2. John told James he was sure he did not know the
Chapter 861: 5. A light touch is important in a typewriter, because
Chapter 862: 6. The size of the crops is important to the farmers,
Chapter 863: 7. They decided to reorganize the company, which is
Chapter 864: 8. They went into the hands of a receiver, which is an
Chapter 865: 9. There is a boat on the lake over which there is a
Chapter 866: 10. He stole some money which brought about an
Chapter 867: 12. John is famous for telling anecdotes, and he got
Chapter 868: 13. The sleighing party last night was a success,
Chapter 869: 15. They engaged a gardener, which doubled their
Chapter 870: 16. Why don't you get some of that new fur trimming
Chapter 871: 17. They had an accident on the street car this
Chapter 872: 18. In the newspaper it said that the lecture would
Chapter 873: 20. Do they have the original paintings in our art
Chapter 874: 23. They have a great many foreigners in New York
Chapter 875: 24. John accompanied his brother to the city where he
Chapter 876: 25. I had expected to take the 9:30 train, but I
Chapter 877: 26. Going up to the horse he put a lump of sugar into
Chapter 878: 27. In letter writing one should always be exact and
Chapter 879: 28. Those hooks are not rust-proof because the back of
Chapter 880: 29. The telephone is a great convenience to all. They
Chapter 881: 30. As we came down the road, it sounded like a train,
Chapter 882: 2. She stood at the window, trying to close it with a
Chapter 883: 3. The city is supplied with water from cold springs
Chapter 884: 4. The famous S. F. ice cream is made in this factory
Chapter 885: 5. A man should not be allowed to cast a vote, who
Chapter 886: 6. After taking the medicine for a short time, the
Chapter 887: 7. In real value, this magazine towers head and
Chapter 888: 8. There are pages of fashion news and embroidery
Chapter 889: 9. The number of the sewing machine is 37A with a drop
Chapter 890: 12. He left the same station at which, thirty years
Chapter 891: 14. The lighting system has been developed to a really
Chapter 892: 15. The dynamo is so arranged that when the train is
Chapter 893: 16. The batteries must be large enough during the run
Chapter 894: 17. Please send me 6 Dining Tables No. 46 that extend
Chapter 895: 18. Large trees grow on each side of the house which
Chapter 896: 19. They decided to give a bonus to the one doing the
Chapter 897: 20. We had almost got to the corner before we saw the
Chapter 898: 24. If we expect to completely fill the order to-day,
Chapter 899: 4. A red and a blue and a black ribbon.
Chapter 900: 1. I always have and I'm sure I always shall be
Chapter 901: 2. They have a stenographer and bookkeeper, who are
Chapter 902: 3. I believe he has already or will soon begin the
Chapter 903: 4. The cushions of the rocker are much softer than the
Chapter 904: 5. The arrangement of your flat is much more
Chapter 905: 6. The number of shelves in your sideboard is just the
Chapter 906: 7. I think the articles you ordered will arrive as
Chapter 907: 9. When your message arrived, I had already or at
Chapter 908: 10. It may not be better but it is fully as good as
Chapter 909: 11. I think you cook fully as well if not better than
Chapter 910: 12. His poems hold a place in our hearts second only
Chapter 911: 14. We decided to make the change both for the sake of
Chapter 912: 15. You will find the armchair fully as comfortable,
Chapter 913: 20. A conservatory is where there are all kinds of
Chapter 914: 1. In the large department stores every clerk is to
Chapter 915: 2. When one hears a cry of "Fire," your first thought
Chapter 916: 3. He seemed fond of his work and to have skill in
Chapter 917: 4. I decided on taking the trip and to keep my
Chapter 918: 5. X Y Z Cleaner is good for softening water and other
Chapter 919: 6. Because of the rise in the price of meats and owing
Chapter 920: 8. The crowds began to watch the fire and cheering
Chapter 921: 9. I heard the opera last year and have gone again
Chapter 922: 10. It was wonderful to see how fast they worked and
Chapter 923: 11. I can't decide whether to take up stenography or
Chapter 924: 12. He taught us the principles of letter writing, and
Chapter 925: 13. Hoping that the work progressed, and unless a
Chapter 926: 14. The study of the earth has always been stimulated
Chapter 927: 15. He insists on our taking the trip and to go
Chapter 928: 16. In reviewing, it is well to go over each part of
Chapter 929: 17. Mr. Fitzmorris is a man of great technical skill
Chapter 930: 18. It will cost her hundreds of dollars to make the
Chapter 931: 19. He had assumed control of the office, planned the
Chapter 932: 20. We have decided to go on the excursion to the
Chapter 933: 1. The Federal Government began an investigation into
Chapter 934: 2. It cost $2.39 a year for fire in the United States
Chapter 935: 3. The number of our fires is increasing, which is
Chapter 936: 4. In ten years our population has increased 73 per
Chapter 937: 5. Having considered the details, the conclusion is
Chapter 938: 7. Having settled the plan of attack, the rest was
Chapter 939: 8. The manager warned him not to make the mistake
Chapter 940: 9. To keep flannels from shrinking, wash in the
Chapter 941: 10. To open a fruit jar run a knife under the edge and
Chapter 942: 12. Electric lights are economical, clean, and give
Chapter 943: 13. You should buy your suit now, both for the sake of
Chapter 944: 14. If in doubt as to the best word, a book of
Chapter 945: 15. The comma fault is where, two principal clauses
Chapter 946: CHAPTER XIV
Chapter 947: 1. Do not write paragraphs containing only one sentence. Such paragraphs
Chapter 948: 2. Do not go to the other extreme, writing paragraphs of great length.
Chapter 949: 3. Sentence of conclusion, if there is one.
Chapter 950: 1. The kitchen was a cheerful place. (Tell all the
Chapter 951: 2. In the kitchen the preparations for the feast went
Chapter 952: 3. Examinations are helpful to the student. (In what
Chapter 953: 4. Winter is more enjoyable than summer. (Contrast the
Chapter 954: 5. Riding a motorcycle is apt to make a boy reckless.
Chapter 955: 9. Every department store should have regular fire
Chapter 956: 10. Every sale ought to be an advertisement.
Chapter 957: 10. The greatest modern invention.
Chapter 958: 5. Young Americans have little respect for authority.
Chapter 959: 6. The study that I like best.
Chapter 960: 3. The objections to football.
Chapter 961: 1. A man who cannot read and write English should not
Chapter 962: 4. Women should not vote because they do not read the
Chapter 963: 6. I wish I had seen the coronation of George V. Every
Chapter 964: 7. Canada would gain by reciprocity with the United
Chapter 965: 8. The United States would gain by reciprocity with
Chapter 966: 10. The waste of lumber by forest fires results from
Chapter 967: 11. The waste of lumber in cutting railroad ties is
Chapter 968: 14. Efforts should be made to keep the birds in our
Chapter 969: 16. Peddlers should not be allowed to call their
Chapter 970: 17. Great crowds gathered in the city during aviation
Chapter 971: 18. The electric toaster is good for hurry-up
Chapter 972: 19. Ironing with an electric iron is more convenient
Chapter 973: 20. The wireless apparatus makes sea voyages safer
Chapter 974: 22. Cats should be exterminated because they spread
Chapter 975: 23. The parcel post will decrease the profits of the
Chapter 976: 24. A good book is opened with expectation and closed
Chapter 977: 26. The object of the Child Welfare Exhibit is to
Chapter 978: 27. One of the best enactments of our time is the
Chapter 979: 1. By repeating at the beginning of the new paragraph or sentence part
Chapter 980: 3. By using connecting links, sometimes called _transition words_
Chapter 981: CHAPTER XV
Chapter 982: 1. An unusually worded opening that puts the writer's affairs in the
Chapter 983: 5. Conclusion, making this action easy.
Chapter 984: 1. The heading, which includes the writer's address
Chapter 985: 2. The introduction, which includes the name and the
Chapter 986: 6. The signature.
Chapter 987: introduction in the letter, except that the punctuation may be omitted
Chapter 988: 9. room 15 1321 pennsylvania ave washington d c sept 2
Chapter 989: 18. Explain the difference between (16) and (17).
Chapter 990: 1. citronelle business mens association citronelle
Chapter 991: 2. 173 broadway new york June 10 19-- mr walter thomas
Chapter 992: 3. 25 broad st maplewood n h messrs hausen & ottman 18
Chapter 993: 4. john randolph & co druggist 14 jefferson st
Chapter 994: 5. 43 south 5th ave madison wis aug 8 19-- the white
Chapter 995: 2. Mr. John R. Tobin, president of the Detroit State
Chapter 996: 4. Professor C. M. Watson, Harvard College, Cambridge,
Chapter 997: 5. John F. Campbell, Manager Bond Department, First
Chapter 998: 7. Mrs. Thomas D. MacDonald, 126 E. Second Street,
Chapter 999: 1. A letter from a business house in your town signed
Chapter 1000: 5. A letter from Taylor and Critchfield signed by you
Chapter 1001: 6. A letter from Mrs. Thomas D. MacDonald (7 above).
Chapter 1002: 1. Order fifty copies of the Business Arithmetic that
Chapter 1003: 2. Clip from a newspaper an advertisement of
Chapter 1004: 3. Bring in an advertisement of household
Chapter 1005: 4. Bring in an advertisement of furniture. Write a
Chapter 1006: 5. A magazine offers one of several books as a premium
Chapter 1007: 1. You have advertised your eight-room, furnace-heated
Chapter 1008: 2. You live on a side street, which for the last week
Chapter 1009: 3. The cars on which you ride every day are very
Chapter 1010: 4. You wish to have a telephone installed. Make
Chapter 1011: 5. Two weeks ago you wrote (4). Still you have no
Chapter 1012: 6. Write the telephone company's reply. Be very
Chapter 1013: 7. You understand that your Congressman has the
Chapter 1014: 1. Omitting the subject; as,
Chapter 1015: 2. Omitting articles and prepositions; as,
Chapter 1016: 3. Using abbreviations
Chapter 1017: 4. Using a phrase as a sentence; as,
Chapter 1018: 1. _Kindly._--A good word in itself but greatly
Chapter 1019: 2. _We beg to state._--Never use _beg_ in this sense.
Chapter 1020: 3. _Your favor_, _your esteemed favor_, _your valued
Chapter 1021: 4. _Will you be so good as to._--Belongs in the class
Chapter 1022: 5. _Would say._--Avoid this expression.
Chapter 1023: 1. Order from the Grand Rapids Furniture Co., Grand
Chapter 1024: 2. The Grand Rapids Furniture Co. replies,
Chapter 1025: 1. You are a florist of Rockford, Ill. Write to S. M.
Chapter 1026: 2. S. M. Porter & Son reply, acknowledging your order,
Chapter 1027: 1. Samuel Radford of Douglas, Mich., wishes to buy a
Chapter 1028: 2. The company reply: They have shipped the boat. (Is
Chapter 1029: 3. Telegraph his decision.
Chapter 1030: 1. Messrs. Lee and Watkins, druggists of Gallon, Ohio,
Chapter 1031: 2. You are a traveling salesman for Pierce, King & Co.
Chapter 1032: 3. Write from Pierce, King & Co. to Messrs. Lee and
Chapter 1033: 4. Imagine that the salesman's reply (2) had been
Chapter 1034: 1. J. F. Brookmeyer, Peru, Ind., is a dealer in shoes.
Chapter 1035: 2. J. H. Brookmeyer sends a certified check for the
Chapter 1036: 1. John R. Phillips, 32 New York Building, Seattle,
Chapter 1037: 2. Mr. Phillips has not answered (1). Write him again,
Chapter 1038: 3. Your bank notifies you that your draft has been
Chapter 1039: 4. Phillips writes an apologetic letter, giving
Chapter 1040: 5. Accept this offer.
Chapter 1041: 1. A mail order house discovered that its files
Chapter 1042: 2. One correspondent in reply demands a return of $16,
Chapter 1043: 1. What is the advantage of the policy shown in the following suggestion
Chapter 1044: 2. State the advantage in the policy of a large clothing concern which
Chapter 1045: 3. Write such a letter.
Chapter 1046: 1. Conrad H. Harwood of 122 Winter Street, Vandalia,
Chapter 1047: 2. Wilson, Black & Co. acknowledge the receipt of
Chapter 1048: 1. C. F. Gardner, a merchant of 432 Puyallup Ave.,
Chapter 1049: 2. Fiske & Jones apologize for the delay and explain
Chapter 1050: 3. Fiske & Jones telegraph the C.M. & P.S.R.R. to
Chapter 1051: 1. OFFICE MAN--who can handle correspondence and
Chapter 1052: 2. MAIL ORDER MAN--up-to-date, experienced; must have
Chapter 1053: 3. AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN--who are willing to start at
Chapter 1054: 4. BRIGHT YOUNG MAN--for office work in large
Chapter 1055: 5. OFFICE CLERK--a girl who can write a plain, rapid,
Chapter 1056: 6. HELP WANTED--salesman having established trade on
Chapter 1057: 1. James W. Walker & Co., 325 Second St., Pittsburgh,
Chapter 1058: 2. James W. Walker & Co. reply that they are sending
Chapter 1059: 3. The Barnard Emerson Co. write that page two, line
Chapter 1060: 4. James W. Walker & Co. reply that page two, line
Chapter 1061: 5. The Barnard Emerson Co. agree to do the work on
Chapter 1062: 6. James W. Walker & Co. write, saying that they
Chapter 1063: 1. The Arlington Coal Company, Old Colony Building,
Chapter 1064: 2. The Red Rock Coal Co. reply that they will offer
Chapter 1065: 3. The Arlington Coal Co. write that the Red Rock Coal
Chapter 1066: 2. Several mail orders have been received in excess of
Chapter 1067: 1. Offer the uncleared land at a very low price. Offer
Chapter 1068: 2. You received no response from (1). Try to sell the
Chapter 1069: 3. You received no response from (1) or (2). Try to
Chapter 1070: 1. The _Modern Magazine_ offers a set of Mark Twain's
Chapter 1071: 2. You have not responded. The _Modern Magazine_ feels
Chapter 1072: 3. You have not responded. The magazine extends the
Chapter 1073: 2. Stick to your druggist because he holds the key to
Chapter 1074: 3. What is the reason that my trade is staying with
Chapter 1075: 4. The reasons why trade stays with me--what my
Chapter 1076: 5. The pure food question--why we must handle only
Chapter 1077: 6. We are registered pharmacists--what this means to
Chapter 1078: 7. Why our sales expense is smaller now than
Chapter 1079: 1. Variety of stock; assurance that they can please,
Chapter 1080: 3. The small profit on which they run their business
Chapter 1081: 4. Buying on the "easy payment" plan enables you to
Chapter 1082: 1. The machine is ball bearing; therefore very easy to
Chapter 1083: 3. Summary of (1) and (2). The investment required is
Chapter 1084: 5. Summary of the above. The following figures show
Chapter 1085: CHAPTER XVI
Chapter 1086: 1. Define the word _industry_. When is a business
Chapter 1087: 2. _a._ Name several raw materials.
Chapter 1088: 3. Name some companies or industries whose business it
Chapter 1089: 4. Name some companies or groups of companies that
Chapter 1090: 5. Name some wholesale houses. In what does their
Chapter 1091: 6. Name several kinds of retail businesses. In what
Chapter 1092: 7. Name some companies that manufacture only one
Chapter 1093: 8. Name some companies that manufacture more than one
Chapter 1094: 9. Name some companies that manufacture several
Chapter 1095: 10. Name some companies which, in manufacturing one
Chapter 1096: 11. Name a number of by-products and what they are
Chapter 1097: 1. Select any manufactured article that you have seen
Chapter 1098: 2. Trace the labor that is necessary to put a loaf of
Chapter 1099: 3. Trace the changes that the mineral undergoes to be
Chapter 1100: 4. Trace the changes that cotton must undergo before
Chapter 1101: 5. Trace the changes that wool undergoes before it can
Chapter 1102: 6. Trace the changes that the skins of animals undergo
Chapter 1103: 7. Trace the changes that silk undergoes before it can
Chapter 1104: 8. Trace the changes that hemp undergoes before it can
Chapter 1105: 9. Trace the changes that hides undergo before they
Chapter 1106: 10. Trace wood from the tree to a piece of fine
Chapter 1107: 11. Trace the steps in the process of making maple
Chapter 1108: 12. Trace the steps in making a piece of glazed
Chapter 1109: 15. Trace the steps necessary to make a five dollar
Chapter 1110: 15. The advantages and the disadvantages of using baking powder.
Chapter 1111: 1. The average young man has a better chance to
Chapter 1112: 2. A manufacturing business offers a better
Chapter 1113: 3. Manufacturing industries would suffer if
Chapter 1114: 5. The labor union has no right to restrict the number
Chapter 1115: 6. The profit-sharing plan produces greater efficiency
Chapter 1116: 1. Write an order to The American Printing Mill, 1038
Chapter 1117: 2. Write another order to The Trescott Silk Mill, 976
Chapter 1118: 3. You have received an order from Spencer & Mitchell,
Chapter 1119: 4. You have received an order from William F. Atwood,
Chapter 1120: 5. The goods have arrived from The Trescott Silk Mill.
Chapter 1121: 6. A. W. Trescott, President of The Trescott Silk
Chapter 1122: 7. You have on hand about 50 gross men's striped
Chapter 1123: 8. Accept their offer of $1.50 a gross for the
Chapter 1124: 9. A customer sends a cash order for goods at last
Chapter 1125: 10. Owing to the mildness of the winter, you fear that
Chapter 1126: 11. A teamsters' strike has delayed your shipments.
Chapter 1127: 12. Miss Sarah MacComb has a small dry goods store in
Chapter 1128: 1. You have been manager of the Forsyth Furniture Co.,
Chapter 1129: 2. Investigate the conditions in one of the cities
Chapter 1130: 3. Of the four cities, Great Falls appeals to you as
Chapter 1131: 4. He replies that Great Falls has the most extensive
Chapter 1132: 5. Great Falls is your choice. After your factory is
Chapter 1133: 6. The Secretary replies, offering you a contract on
Chapter 1134: 7. Write to the Central American Supply Co.,
Chapter 1135: 8. Write to Gregory Bros., wholesale dry goods
Chapter 1136: 9. Write to the Excelsior Varnish Co., Merchants'
Chapter 1137: 12. Find out where a Great Falls merchant would buy
Chapter 1138: 13. Write to the Hanover National Bank of New York
Chapter 1139: 14. A dealer in Portland, Ore., writes, complaining
Chapter 1140: 15. You receive an order, one item of which is 3 doz.
Chapter 1141: 1. The location of a factory.
Chapter 1142: 2. The advantages of using machinery in manufacture.
Chapter 1143: 3. The number of working hours.
Chapter 1144: 4. The advantages of the profit-sharing plan, both for employer and for
Chapter 1145: 5. Specialized labor.
Chapter 1146: 6. Special products.
Chapter 1147: 10. A visit to a shoe factory (or any other factory).
Chapter 1148: CHAPTER XVII
Chapter 1149: 2. Those operating on land--the railroad companies.
Chapter 1150: 2. How would you have the front of your store painted?
Chapter 1151: 3. Do you think it would pay you to have the interior
Chapter 1152: 4. What quality of stock would you select? The same
Chapter 1153: 5. Do you think window display would pay? Would you
Chapter 1154: 6. Does the delivery wagon pay? Would it be advisable
Chapter 1155: 7. Would you sometimes cut the price of some necessity
Chapter 1156: 8. Is it a good thing to have a general cut-price-sale
Chapter 1157: 9. Would you give credit? Would the class of people
Chapter 1158: 10. Is the use of trading stamps and premiums good
Chapter 1159: 11. Why do you often find a meat market in connection
Chapter 1160: 12. There are two kinds of retail meat markets: (1)
Chapter 1161: 13. Could a retailer combine the two spoken of in
Chapter 1162: 14. Would you advertise by means of handbills? By
Chapter 1163: 15. What would you do if another grocery opened across
Chapter 1164: 1. You have bought Burton & Sanders' grocery at Fort
Chapter 1165: 2. At the same time have an article appear in a local
Chapter 1166: 3. Write to Peabody, Harper & Co., Rush Street Bridge,
Chapter 1167: 4. You have decided to advertise in a local paper.
Chapter 1168: 5. Find out what are the advertising rates of a paper
Chapter 1169: 6. Reproduce a letter that a woman living in town
Chapter 1170: 7. You are in receipt of a letter from Peabody, Harper
Chapter 1171: 8. Send an order to Peabody, Harper & Co. for $200
Chapter 1172: 9. Your business is increasing and you need another
Chapter 1173: 10. Write a short circular advertising an inexpensive
Chapter 1174: 11. Peabody, Harper & Co. write, confirming your order
Chapter 1175: 12. When the goods arrive, you find no tomatoes among
Chapter 1176: 13. Peabody, Harper & Co. reply to your letter in
Chapter 1177: 14. The tomatoes sent by freight do not arrive. Write
Chapter 1178: 15. The grocery company telephones the railroad
Chapter 1179: 16. (_a_) The railroad company reports that by mistake
Chapter 1180: 1. You wish to get a partner to open a meat market in
Chapter 1181: 2. Your friend replies that the proposal appeals
Chapter 1182: 3. After the partnership is formed, your partner
Chapter 1183: 4. Orr & Locket acknowledge the receipt of the order,
Chapter 1184: 5. A Detroit manufacturer sends you f.o.b. prices on
Chapter 1185: 7. He writes confirming your order, saying that the
Chapter 1186: 8. At the same time the shipper's bank sends a letter
Chapter 1187: 9. You telephone your bank to draw on your account for
Chapter 1188: 10. Your bank writes, confirming the telephone
Chapter 1189: 11. The automobile manufacturer has meanwhile received
Chapter 1190: 1. To those who would carry their own purchases he
Chapter 1191: 2. If the customer bought very bulky goods, or if he
Chapter 1192: 3. Those who wished to pay once a month instead of at
Chapter 1193: 1. You are a manufacturer and wholesale distributor
Chapter 1194: 2. What would be the advantage of having your
Chapter 1195: 3. What would be the advantage of being located in a
Chapter 1196: 4. Speed gets orders. With this in view, what would
Chapter 1197: 5. If you were looking for big trade in a big city,
Chapter 1198: 6. Would it be a good plan to make a specialty of
Chapter 1199: 7. If you were just starting a wholesale hardware or
Chapter 1200: 8. Would you bear part of the expense of retailers'
Chapter 1201: 9. Would it be good business for the salesmen of the
Chapter 1202: 10. Do you think it would increase sales to offer a
Chapter 1203: 11. Tell which you think would be the better policy:
Chapter 1204: 12. If you were getting out a new brand of carpenters'
Chapter 1205: 13. If you were bringing out a new soap or washing
Chapter 1206: 14. Would bringing out novelties from time to time
Chapter 1207: 15. Do you think it would pay to send circulars to the
Chapter 1208: 1. You are Thos. H. Peabody of Peabody, Harper & Co.'s
Chapter 1209: introduction filled in later on the typewriter.
Chapter 1210: 2. Write an advertisement to appear in the January
Chapter 1211: 3. You receive an order from a retailer in which he
Chapter 1212: 4. Write an advertisement for (1) a bookkeeper; (2) a
Chapter 1213: 7. Answer (6) telling why you think you could sell
Chapter 1214: 8. Write a circular letter to send to the trade
Chapter 1215: 9. You have made a contract with the manufacturers of
Chapter 1216: 10. The advertising agency replies that, as five
Chapter 1217: 11. Notify the agency of your choice, giving your
Chapter 1218: 12. Write a series of three letters to send to
Chapter 1219: 1. For two months you have been without a credit man.
Chapter 1220: 2. Write the letter Mr. Wright sends Mr. Haddon in
Chapter 1221: 3. At the same time Joseph Haddon writes, applying for
Chapter 1222: 4. Write Mr. Haddon's letter thanking Mr. Wright for
Chapter 1223: 5. Joseph Haddon, whom you have engaged, is proving to
Chapter 1224: 6. A number of retailers remit the amount that they
Chapter 1225: 7. Still a number do not respond. Write a third
Chapter 1226: 8. Mr. Haddon discovers that there are about a hundred
Chapter 1227: 9. Nathaniel Sears, a dealer in general merchandise at
Chapter 1228: 10. After three days the salesman reports that Mr.
Chapter 1229: 11. As Mr. Woodworth, write Mr. Sears a courteous
Chapter 1230: 12. Charles Freeman, 141 Park Place, Newark, Ohio,
Chapter 1231: 13. Mr. Haddon writes, accepting the note.
Chapter 1232: 1. Suppose you were starting a mail order business.
Chapter 1233: 3. What kind of stock would you advertise principally:
Chapter 1234: 4. Your catalogue is your salesman. What would this
Chapter 1235: 5. How would you bring special attention to your
Chapter 1236: 6. Why is it advisable not to give your catalogue away
Chapter 1237: 7. Would you sell as cheaply as you could or would you
Chapter 1238: 8. Is it profitable for a mail order merchant to sell
Chapter 1239: 9. Why can the mail order merchant sell more cheaply
Chapter 1240: 10. _a._ How is the parcel post favorable to the mail order dealer?
Chapter 1241: 11. Some distributors who handle only one kind of
Chapter 1242: 12. Since the purchaser pays the freight, is it
Chapter 1243: 1. A customer who wishes to buy some furniture
Chapter 1244: 2. You have just added a new clothing department and
Chapter 1245: 3. Write, especially to farmers, saying that with the
Chapter 1246: 4. In the fall write a letter, addressing the farmers'
Chapter 1247: 5. Write a letter, saying that you have just put up a
Chapter 1248: 1. Let one pupil be chosen to dictate to the class each of the letters
Chapter 1249: 1. Borroughs & Brown, a mail order firm at N. 11th and
Chapter 1250: 2. Write, stating that in their catalogue No. 6, page
Chapter 1251: 3. Borroughs & Brown write that they have no such
Chapter 1252: 4. Borroughs & Brown, Dept. 18, House Furnishings,
Chapter 1253: 5. The W. F. Wiggins Mfg. Co. telegraph Borroughs &
Chapter 1254: 6. Borroughs & Brown write you, giving the information
Chapter 1255: 7. The W. F. Wiggins Mfg. Co. write Borroughs & Brown,
Chapter 1256: 8. Ten days later. Telegram. The W. F. Wiggins Mfg.
Chapter 1257: 9. Borroughs & Brown write you that they have
Chapter 1258: 10. Order five machines. Give full shipping
Chapter 1259: 11. Borroughs & Brown telegraph the W. F. Wiggins Mfg.
Chapter 1260: 12. Two weeks later than letter (10) write again,
Chapter 1261: 13. Two weeks later than (11) write a telegram from
Chapter 1262: 14. Send a telegram from the W. F. Wiggins Mfg. Co. to
Chapter 1263: 15. Borroughs & Brown write to inform you that the
Chapter 1264: 1. Get up a talk to persuade a freshman or a group of
Chapter 1265: 2. To persuade girls to contribute to a fund to be
Chapter 1266: 3. To induce particularly uninterested freshmen to buy
Chapter 1267: 4. As a real estate agent induce a classmate to
Chapter 1268: 5. Try to sell the manager of the baseball team a new
Chapter 1269: 6. Try to sell a set of Dickens' (or any other
Chapter 1270: 7. Try to sell the class or the teacher a new kind of
Chapter 1271: 8. As an agent for the publishers try to sell this
Chapter 1272: 9. You are trying to sell an automobile to a farmer.
Chapter 1273: 10. Get up a talk to sell a runabout to a physician
Chapter 1274: 11. You are a salesman for an automobile house and are
Chapter 1275: 12. You are trying to sell an electric runabout to a
Chapter 1276: 13. You are trying to sell the manager of a local
Chapter 1277: 14. Get up a talk showing why a man with considerable
Chapter 1278: 20. To obtain an order for groceries or teas and
Chapter 1279: 15. He can who thinks he can.
Chapter 1280: 1. A request has come in from your territory for your
Chapter 1281: 2. You have just been talking with a prospective
Chapter 1282: 3. You have just shown your motor truck to a business
Chapter 1283: 4. A prospective customer has lost interest. Try to
Chapter 1284: 5. Write a letter to a wealthy man who bought one of
Chapter 1285: 6. Write an advertisement to appear in a local
Chapter 1286: 7. Answer the advertisement, telling why you think you
Chapter 1287: 8. Write a letter to a friend telling him you have
Chapter 1288: 1. The mail order house ruins the trade of the country
Chapter 1289: 2. The giving of free samples does not attract
Chapter 1290: 4. The motor wagon is more advantageous for the
Chapter 1291: 5. All manufactured food products should be sold in
Chapter 1292: 1. A merchant must know his neighborhood before he
Chapter 1293: 2. Selling by weight rather than by measure benefits
Chapter 1294: 4. The price of a certain kind of goods, or of an
Chapter 1295: 5. If merchants did not deliver purchases, goods would
Chapter 1296: 6. Hard work and patience spell the merchant's
Chapter 1297: 9. There is a difference between day and night
Chapter 1298: 13. The parcel post tends to increase the business of
Chapter 1299: 14. The object of an automobile exhibit is to sell
Chapter 1300: 15. The five-and-ten-cent stores have succeeded
Chapter 1301: 21. The automobile decreases railroad suburban business.
Chapter 1302: 5. The relation between the express companies and the
Chapter 1303: 8. The influence of the Panama canal in the growth of
Chapter 1304: 9. The influence of the canal in the growth of
Chapter 1305: 10. The influence of the canal in the growth of
Chapter 1306: 12. The parcel post zones.
Chapter 1307: CHAPTER XVIII
Chapter 1308: 1. What are some of the advertising methods used in a
Chapter 1309: 2. What are some of the advertising methods used in a
Chapter 1310: 3. What is the principal advertising medium of the
Chapter 1311: 4. What is classified advertising? Why are newspapers
Chapter 1312: 5. What is "display" advertising as distinguished from
Chapter 1313: 6. Give several instances of advertising by means of
Chapter 1314: 7. Is the distribution of samples good advertising? Be
Chapter 1315: 8. Is it a good thing to have a trade-mark? Name some
Chapter 1316: 9. Is a bargain table good advertising? What is its
Chapter 1317: 10. What class of advertising is done in the
Chapter 1318: 11. What class of articles and products is advertised
Chapter 1319: 12. Are articles advertised by billboards usually
Chapter 1320: 14. Suppose you were bringing out a new soap and you
Chapter 1321: 15. NEWS ITEM.--The University of Wisconsin has issued
Chapter 1322: 16. Do handbills suggest cheapness to you?
Chapter 1323: 7. Colors (especially reds, greens, and yellows) as against black and
Chapter 1324: 8. White lettering on a black background.
Chapter 1325: 1. Something entirely new for which you must create a
Chapter 1326: 2. Something new but filling a long-felt need--"Just
Chapter 1327: 3. A new brand of an old staple, like crackers, of
Chapter 1328: 5. Economy or gain.
Chapter 1329: 3. For a motor washer: Two cents a week pays your
Chapter 1330: 6. For stockings: Wear like 60, look like 50, cost but
Chapter 1331: 7. For a shaving soap: Comfort for your face, economy
Chapter 1332: 10. For a clothing store: Exclusive styles for
Chapter 1333: 11. For an inexpensive scouring powder: Why pour money
Chapter 1334: 15. For a fountain pen: It can't leak.
Chapter 1335: 15. That Raise! (Sub-heading in smaller type: What Would a Raise
Chapter 1336: 1. Bring to class an advertisement in which the
Chapter 1337: 2. Find an advertisement in which the headline
Chapter 1338: 3. How might either advertisement be improved?
Chapter 1339: 1. An entertainment is to be given in the school hall.
Chapter 1340: 2. Write an announcement of the same entertainment--to
Chapter 1341: 6. You have permission to secure advertisements to be
Chapter 1342: 15. A drug store.
Chapter 1343: 1. Write a handbill announcing a 20% discount sale to
Chapter 1344: 2. Describe a chair, table, or other article of
Chapter 1345: 3. You are advertising a new brand of coffee in the
Chapter 1346: 6. Advertise a well-known brand of soap in a magazine.
Chapter 1347: 7. How would you advertise an automobile which has
Chapter 1348: 8. A half-page advertisement by the Hudson Cereal
Chapter 1349: 9. The Central Packing Company is running a series of
Chapter 1350: 10. The Bay City Mill Co., Bay City, Mich., sells fine
Chapter 1351: 3. The study of advertisements saves the shopper's
Chapter 1352: 4. Advertised goods cost more than the unadvertised
Chapter 1353: 5. Trade-marked and advertised goods have increased
Chapter 1354: 6. Increased advertising causes the styles to change
Chapter 1355: 7. Every advertisement must catch and hold the
Chapter 1356: 8. Some advertisements hold the attention because they
Chapter 1357: 9. Some advertisements succeed because of their clever
Chapter 1358: 10. Every successful advertisement contains a
Chapter 1359: 11. Mouth to mouth advertising is the best and the
Chapter 1360: 12. Advertised goods are better because they have to
Chapter 1361: 14. The cost of advertising is paid by the competitors
Chapter 1362: 16. The advertising expert is a student of men.
Chapter 1363: CHAPTER XIX
Chapter 1364: 8. Explain why property is often mortgaged. Does the
Chapter 1365: 11. Why do people employ real estate agents to take
Chapter 1366: 12. Why is property near a railroad valuable? For
Chapter 1367: 14. Why is property on a car line more valuable than
Chapter 1368: 15. What effect would the building of a new street car
Chapter 1369: 1. Suppose that you are a landlord and that in your
Chapter 1370: 2. Suppose some boys playing ball on the street break
Chapter 1371: 3. Write to Francis L. Russell, a real estate agent,
Chapter 1372: 4. As if you were Francis L. Russell write a reply,
Chapter 1373: 5. Imagine you are a tenant in the same building. The
Chapter 1374: 6. The plumber has submitted a bill of $5.98 for the
Chapter 1375: 7. You are a lawyer. Write to the landlord, informing
Chapter 1376: 8. The landlord replies that he is enclosing $100 to
Chapter 1377: 9. You are an insurance agent. Write to the landlord
Chapter 1378: 10. One of the tenants has paid no rent for two
Chapter 1379: 11. Francis L. Russell writes three short
Chapter 1380: 12. You get inquiries about all of the above. Write
Chapter 1381: 13. A man is interested in the 12 flat building, but
Chapter 1382: 14. (_a_) Write to your bank, the First National, and
Chapter 1383: 15. You have put through the deal. Write to the new
Chapter 1384: 1. You own a large tract of land in the South, West, or Southwest.
Chapter 1385: 2. Arrange and punctuate:
Chapter 1386: 3. To prove the possibilities of the land spoken of in (1), you intend
Chapter 1387: 4. Write a letter applying for the position. You must have farming
Chapter 1388: 5. Write an advertisement of your land for a big newspaper. Exploit its
Chapter 1389: 6. Reproduce a letter you received in answer to (5), asking for more
Chapter 1390: 7. Write the reply to (6). Say you are enclosing the booklet spoken of
Chapter 1391: 8. Prepare a series of three follow-up letters to be sent out to
Chapter 1392: 5. Stove heated or steam heated property--which is the
Chapter 1393: 6. The Mortgage.--(_a_) Why people mortgage their
Chapter 1394: 7. The increase in the total value of farm lands
Chapter 1395: 8. The decrease in the value of farm lands in the
Chapter 1396: 12. The success of irrigation.
Chapter 1397: 9. What is the difference between a straight life and
Chapter 1398: 12. Why is it that the mortgagee, and not the owner,
Chapter 1399: 1. You are an insurance agent. A man came to your
Chapter 1400: 2. A new building has just been erected in your
Chapter 1401: 3. Write to a man who rides downtown on the train
Chapter 1402: 4. Write to one of your clients, informing him that
Chapter 1403: 5. Write to another of your clients, informing him
Chapter 1404: 6. From the client mentioned in (5) you receive a
Chapter 1405: 7. You investigate the matter and find that the facts
Chapter 1406: 8. He replies that, since the risk of fire is now so
Chapter 1407: 9. A man writes to you, saying that he wishes to take
Chapter 1408: 10. Write a letter to accompany the birthday present.
Chapter 1409: CHAPTER XX
Chapter 1410: 1. _Gold Certificates_ are issued with the government's guarantee that
Chapter 1411: 2. _Silver Certificates_ are similar to gold certificates, except that
Chapter 1412: 3. _United States Treasury Notes_ are promissory notes of the government
Chapter 1413: 4. _National Bank Notes_ are promissory notes issued by the national
Chapter 1414: 1. The check
Chapter 1415: 2. The money order
Chapter 1416: 5. The sight draft
Chapter 1417: 1. In blank; that is, merely write your name across
Chapter 1418: 2. In full, by saying, "Pay to the order of ----" and
Chapter 1419: 3. By restricting the payment to a particular person;
Chapter 1420: 1. F. R. Thompson, sales manager of the New York Trust
Chapter 1421: 2. Mr. Fallows answers, saying that his knowledge of
Chapter 1422: 3. Mr. Thompson replies that he is enclosing a copy of
Chapter 1423: 4. Punctuate, using a letterhead:
Chapter 1424: 5. Write the letter that the Mercantile Trust Company
Chapter 1425: 6. Write the letter that Messrs. Thomas Cooke and Son
Chapter 1426: 7. W. T. Randall, cashier of the Milwaukee Trust and
Chapter 1427: 8. Some time ago a bank in your city discounted a note
Chapter 1428: 9. Your bank loaned Clarence Wentworth $500 for ninety
Chapter 1429: 10. John Elsworth, who has an account with you,
Chapter 1430: 11. Your correspondent, the First National Bank of
Chapter 1431: 1. Mr. Henry Carroll of Wausau, Wis., writes to Mr.
Chapter 1432: 2. Mr. Randall replies by sending the 10 shares of
Chapter 1433: 3. A dressmaker in South Bend, Ind., has applied to
Chapter 1434: 4. The bank replies that she has maintained a small
Chapter 1435: 5. Theodore Buchanan of St. Louis sends Philip Newborg
Chapter 1436: 6. One of the depositors of the Milwaukee Trust and
Chapter 1437: 7. The Scandinavian American bank writes to William T.
Chapter 1438: 8. Mr. Adams pays the note. The Seattle Bank notifies
Chapter 1439: 9. See Exercise 301, 10. As John Elsworth's banker
Chapter 1440: 10. The National City Bank makes the collection and
Chapter 1441: 11. One of your depositors has overdrawn his account.
Chapter 1442: 12. In your city there is a real estate dealer who
Chapter 1443: 13. One of your depositors has written to you, asking
Chapter 1444: 14. R. F. Marsden, President of the Truesdale Cotton
Chapter 1445: 1. Suppose that you were a newspaper correspondent in
Chapter 1446: 2. As if you were the United States Commissioner of
Chapter 1447: 3. The Portland bank writes to the Kansas City Trust
Chapter 1448: 4. The Kansas City Trust Company replies that it will
Chapter 1449: 5. The Portland bank informs the United States
Chapter 1450: 10. The Owen Glass Currency Bill.
Chapter 1451: CHAPTER XXI
Chapter 1452: 4. Explain the difference between par and market
Chapter 1453: 6. What is the difference between preferred and common
Chapter 1454: 9. What are the advantages of a corporation over a
Chapter 1455: 10. The following was copied from a morning paper.
Chapter 1456: 11. Explain the following bond quotations:
Chapter 1457: 12. Why are the bonds of successful public utility
Chapter 1458: 13. Which company do you think would grow faster, a
Chapter 1459: 14. Should a street car company pay part of its
Chapter 1460: 15. If the population of a city doubled, what effect
Chapter 1461: 3. In your own town:
Chapter 1462: 11. The tariff and the steel industry, the wool industry, and the sugar
Chapter 1463: 12. Railroad rate increases.
Chapter 1464: Introduction of the letter, 232, 235-236.
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