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Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
Buhlig, Rose, 1883-1958
Chapter 1239: 9. Why can the mail order merchant sell more cheaply
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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.
Chapter 1239: 9. Why can the mail order merchant sell more cheaply
than the country dealer?
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