mmars. The one used in the schools in the
apprentice's locality will probably do as well as any.

The student should learn to use the dictionary intelligently and should
accustom himself to using it freely and frequently.

The student should also learn to use words correctly and freely. There
are many good books devoted to the study of words, some of which ought
to be easily available. One of the latest and one of the best is
"Putnam's Word Book" published by Putnams, New York. It costs about a
dollar and a half.

CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTION: IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT 1

THE WORD FAMILIES 1

NOUNS 2

ADJECTIVES 5

ARTICLES 8

VERBS 8

PRONOUNS 15

ADVERBS 16

PREPOSITIONS 17

CONJUNCTIONS 17

INTERJECTIONS 18

GENERAL NOTES 18

RULES FOR CORRECT WRITING 20

THE SENTENCE 21

THE PARAGRAPH 21

RULES FOR THE USE AND ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS 22

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF WORDS 24

TABLES OF IRREGULAR VERBS 40

SUPPLEMENTARY READING 47

REVIEW QUESTIONS 48

GLOSSARY OF TERMS 52

WORD STUDY AND ENGLISH GRAMMAR

_Importance of the Subject_

Word study and English grammar are important to the young printer for
several reasons. In the first place, disregard of the correct use and
combination of words is a distinct mark of inferiority and a serious bar
to business and social advancement. A man's use of words is commonly
taken as a measure of his knowledge and even of his intelligence.
Carelessness in this regard often causes a man to be held in much less
esteem than he really deserves.

In the second place, it is quite as important that the printer should
know something about the words and sentences which he puts on paper as
it is that he should know something about the paper on which he puts
them, or the typ