an young men.

12. She wasted her time on foolish clothes. While her mother
took in washing.

13. He was dressed in a ridiculous fashion. Wearing, for
instance, an orange necktie.

14. The point is similar to that of the ordinary steel pen,
except that it is made of gold. Gold being used on account of
its greater smoothness and durability.

15. Tire troubles have been made less formidable by the
invention of a compact, efficient little vulcanizer. A factory
for making which is now being built.

=B. Incomplete Constructions=

Improve the following statements. Supply missing words. Make sure that
each construction and each sentence is complete.

1. When one year old, my mother died.

2. Yours received, and in reply would say your order has been
filled.

3. While in there a man came in and bought a quarter's worth of
soap.

4. War is largely dependent upon the engineers to design new
machinery.

5. When you talk to a man look at him, not the floor or
ceiling.

6. In writing a book, an author's first one is usually not very
good.

7. Every summer while in high school, our family has gone to
our cottage on Lake Michigan.

8. When a boy, Mary was my best friend.

9. There is, however, another reason a person should know how
to swim.

10. I think more of her than anyone else.

11. Corrupt laws are often the means rich people obtain the
earnings of others.

12. A hundred dollars invested in a warning signal, future
accidents would be prevented.

13. Electric transmission is sometimes used on automobiles more
of an experiment than anything else.

14. Was delighted to hear from you. Glad to hear you entered
the wholesale business. Wish you success.

15. As a rule people eat too much. This point should be
noticed, and not overwork the digestive organs.

=C. Incomplete Logic=

The following sentences are inadequate statements of cause, comparison,
etc. Complete the thought.

1. His neck is as long as a giraffe.

2. His name was David Meek, from New Hampshire.

3. The Pacific Ocean is larger than any ocean.

4. Because he never worked led to his failure.

5. A monitor is where a heavily armored boat of light draft can
go near the shore.

6. Democracy is when people, through r