English Composition : A New Approach

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Meaning of composition - method of study. 3. Vocabulary -- words and their value. 4. Vocabulary -- synonyms. 5. Vocabulary -- choice of words. 6. The sentence -- meaning. 7. The sentence -- order of words. 8. The sentence -- kinds of simple sentences. 9. The sentence -- compound and complex sentences. 10. The sentence -- kinds of compound sentences. 11. The sentence -- relative clauses. 12. The sentence -- loose and periodic sentences. 13. The sentence -- length and balance of sentences. 14. The paragraph. 15. Punctuation. 16. Ornament -- figurative speech. 17. Some other forms of ornament. 18. Report speech. 19. Writing in third person. 20. Obscurity and ambiguity. 21. Verbosity, pleonasm, tautology. 22. Common errors. 23. Common errors--continued. 24. Paraphrasing. 25. Precis writing. 26. Composition--finding material. 27. Description. 28. Narrative. 29. Letter-writing. 30. The essay--heads. 31. The essay-beginnings and endings. 32. The essay-preparation of matter. 33. Suggestions for further study. 34. Key to exercises.