(2) Unexpected change of construction. G. p. 164; H. p. 137.

(3) Awkward construction.

(4) Involved clauses. W. p. 82; H. p. 139; C. p. 142; D. p. 60.

Con.Connection faulty. D. p. 64.

(1) Means of explicit reference (conjunctions, de-
monstratives, modifications of sentence-struct-
ure) not skillfully managed. G. p. 202–205;
W. p. 147; H. p. 116; C. p. 29; D. p. 52.
(2) Wrong conjunction used. D. p. 74.

(3) Connectives used where they can be omitted.
G. p. 206; H. p. 109; C. p. 66.

(4) Transitional sentence needed.

(5) Illogical sequence.

Cond.Condense. G. p. 154-159; C. p. 54.

(1) Diction impure, inaccurate, or unidiomatic. G. p. 28-48; W. p. 39-62; C. p. 107; D. p. 29. (2) Construction borrowed from some other language.

Exp.-Expand. G. p. 150-154.

(1) Importance of the idea demands fuller treat

ment.

(2) Connecting links omitted.

(3) Gaps in the logic.

Fig. Error in the use of figurative language. G. p. 85

107.

(1) Mixed metaphor. H. p. 96; C. p. 221.

(2) Allusion obscure.

(3) Figure uncalled for.

Gr.- Bad grammar.

(1) Concord in number or tense not observed. G.

p. 110-112; W. p. 49; H. p. 32; C. p. 112, 113; D. p. 45-47.

(2) Use of shall and will. G. p. 113-115; W. p. 55; H. p. 39; C. p. 84; D. p. 48.

Kp. Out of keeping. Tone of the essay not consistently maintained. G. p. 83; W. p. 139.

1. c.

p.

pos.

Change capital to small letter.

Bad punctuation.

Wrong position. W. p. 82; H. p. 141, 142; C. p. 65;
D. p. 64.

(1) Related words separated. G. p. 117-119; C. p.

65.

(2) Important words in unemphatic positions. W. p. 92.

(3) Unimportant words in emphatic positions. G. p. 117-122, p. 179–181.

R. Repetition to be avoided. W. p. 139; H. p. 112; C. p. 87; D. p. 63.

Relative pronoun at fault.

H. p. 43, 44.

(1) Co-ordinate for restrictive relative, or vice versa. G. p. 127-131; W. p. 88; H. p. 105; C. p. 48; D. p. 49.

(2) Relative may be omitted. G. p. 131; W. p. 88;

C. p. 63.

Wrong form of sentence.

(1) Periodic for loose sentence, or vice versa.

(2) Monotonous recurrence of same form of sentence. W. p. 169; D. p. 73, 93–100.

Slang.

sp. - Bad spelling.

tr. -Transpose.

U.Unity violated. W. p. 127-129; H. p. 183; C. p.

141.

(1) Sentence contains unrelated ideas or too many

ideas. G. p. 176; C. p. 141; D. p. 60.

(2) Clauses appended, or not properly subordinated. G. p. 150, 176-9; C. p. 142; D. p. 60.

(3) Unity of paragraph violated. G. p. 194; W. p. 149; C. p. 29, 30; D. p. 72.

Weak.

(1) Terms too general. G. p. 21, 22.

(2) Anti-climax. G. p. 105-107; H. p. 135; C. p. 68; D. p. 90.

(3) Hackneyed words or phrases. W. p. 120; C. p. 68.

c. At beginning or end of the MS.

One of the above marks placed at the beginning or end of the essay warns the writer against a prevailing fault. The general character of the essay is indicated by the following letters: A-excellent; B-fair; C-poor; D - very bad, rewrite.

INDEXES.

I. GENERAL INDEX.

[The numbers refer to the pages of the text. Names of authors whose
works are quoted and of periodicals from which extracts have been made,
are in SMALL CAPITALS.]

ABBOTT, 146. Abstracts, 85, 182-184.

ALEXANDER, 147,

148. Amplifying Paragraphs, 63, 64, 189-191. Analysis, 137-
141, 191–202. Application, 32.

ment, 87-92, 123, 124, 130, 135.

(see Index II.).

144, 151, 162, 186.

BACON, 31, 146.

44.

Bain, 106.

186.

A Priori Proofs, 88, 89. Argu-
Argument, Subjects for Essays in

Argumentative Type, 48-54. ARNOLD, 139,
Authority, 89.

BAGEHOT, 31, 34, 141, 142, 144, 160. BAIN,
BIRRELL, 13. BOLINGBROKE, 189. BRYCE,

BUCKLE, 139. BUCKLEY, 8. Burden of Proof, 91.

BURKE, 35, 38, 50, 160, 188.

Campbell, 106.

CENTURY, 3, 34, 160.

CHICAGO HERALD, 30.

CLARKE, 63, 146, 150.

CARLYLE, 18, 57, 145. Carpenter, 106.
CHANNING, 187. Character Sketches, 58.
CHRISTIAN UNION, 3. Clark, J. S., 106.
Climax, 13, 14. CLAY, 34. Concluding
Paragraphs, 61, 63, 185, 186. CONTEMPORARY REVIEW, 147.
Contrary, Presenting the, 27, 28. Correcting Manuscripts, Abbre-
viations for, 255–259. Criticism, 83-85. CURTIS, 53.

Deduction, 49, 102, 105.
Statements, 26.

De Mille, 106. DE QUINCEY, 7, 41, 44.;
Description, 55, 56, 65-70, 131. Description, Subjects for Essays
in (see Index II.). Developing, Means of, 24-36. DICKENS, 56,
153. Directive Paragraphs, 63, 187, 188. Division, 78, 125,
129. DRUMMOND, 26. DRYDEN, 4.

EARLE, 10. Editing, 202-203.

ELIOT, GEORGE, 145.

EMER-

SON, 11, 145, 147, 149, 156, Enforcement, 32. Essays, 64-92,

260

Examples, 88-90.

Explanation, 28-30.

Ex-

EVERETT,

64.

position, 75-87, 125-128, 130, 136. Exposition, Subjects for Essays

in (see Index II.).

Expository Type, 48-54.

FARRAR, 30.

FIELDS, 157. FROUDE, 143, 157.

Genung, 106, 118, 119. GIBBON, 149, 159.
GRAHAM, 146. GREEN, J. R., 55, 58.

GROTE, 37.

HAR-
HAW-

HAMERTON, 1, 20, 187. HAMILTON, 52. HARE, 162.
PER'S MAGAZINE, 163-165. HARVARD MONTHLY, 153.
THORNE, 143, 159. HIGGINSON, 163. Hill, A. S., 106.
D. J., 106. HOLMES, 29, 143. Hunt, 106. HUXLEY, 30.

Hill,

Introduc-

Illustration, 28-30. Induction, 50, 90, 102-105.
tory Paragraphs, 61, 63, 185–187. Introductory Sentences, 33, 34.
Inversion, 37. IRVING, 149. Isolated Paragraph, 2, 18.

158, 188. McElroy, 106.

MACAULAY, 7, 9, 12,
MCNEILL, 155.

13,

28, 43, 45, 46,

MANN, 21, 32.

MATHEWS, 159. MERIVALE, 102. Method, 13.
27, 156. Minto, 106. MORLEY, 142, 162.

Construction, 38, 123. Paraphrase, 85, 182-184.

PATER, 139. Portrait Sketches, 56.

PARKER, 28.

Proof-

reading, 202-211.

Proofs, 31, 88, 89.

Proportion, 10.

Punctu-

ation, 42-47, 244–255.

Reference, Explicit, 40. Reference List, 212, 213.

Refuta-

100.

tion, 90, 91. Related Paragraph, 2, 60-92. RENTON,
Repetition, 39, 40; of Theme, 25, 26. Reporting, 202–203. Re-
productions, 180–182. ROBERTSON, 151, 153.

33, 47, 55, 79, 148, 160.

RUSKIN, 6, 22, 27,