use initials instead of the Christian name; women should never do so. Avoid nicknames. In writing to an entire stranger, a married woman should sign her own name, and, after the signature, give her address in full; as, "Address: Mrs. John Brown, Nantucket, Mass." An unmarried woman should write before her name the title " Miss," inclosed in brackets. 233. The complimentary close is written on the line below the end of the body of the letter. The signature is written on the line below the close, near the right-hand. edge of the sheet. The close and the signature should slope to the right, like the heading and address. Do not close a letter with "Yours, etc." Do not say "Yours respectively." EXERCISE 234. Write a conclusion for a letter to I. Your father. 2. A near friend. 3. A schoolmate. 4. A business firm. 5. A distant relative. CHIEF USES OF PHRASES PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASES 235. In the sentence "Education is the evolution of power," the preposition of introduces the phrase of power, and joins it to the noun evolution, which the phrase modifies. And in "Toward the earth's center is called down," the preposition toward introduces the phrase toward center. be seen that It may Phrases are introduced by prepositions. Phrases used as Adjectives EXERCISES 236. Analyze the following sentences: 1. The layers of most stratified rocks were originally horizontal. 2. The great hope of society is individual character. Channing. 3. A bird in the hand is worth1 two in the bush. 4. The Cañon of the Colorado is a gorge two hundred2 miles long.3 5. Igneous rocks cover thousands of square miles of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. I. S. p. a.; p. 326. 2. A. o. of long. 3. It modifies gorge. 237. Copy or compose two sentences containing phrases used as adjectives. Phrases used as Adverbs EXERCISES 238. Analyze the following sentences: I. Perfection is attained by slow degrees. 2. By his victory at Rossbach, Frederick the Great1 recovered the whole of Saxony. SD 7. Leaves expose the sap of plants to air and light. 8. Even from out2 thy slime the monsters of the deep are made. 9. Learn to write business papers before attempting to transact business. 10. The capital of Pennsylvania is situated on the left bank of the Susquehanna river. 239. Copy or compose two sentences containing phrases used as adverbs. 1. Among people is the object of from. Or, call from among a preposition. 242. The following simple directions may be of service: Note paper is folded by turning the bottom up about one third of the length of the sheet, and bringing the top down over this, care being taken that the sides are even. The letter is inserted in the envelope by putting in first the edge last folded, the part of the letter last folded being next the back of the envelope. Superscription of a Letter 243. The Superscription is the address that is put on the envelope. It consists of the name and title of the person to whom the letter is written, and his post office address. 244. The superscription should occupy three or four lines. The first line of the superscription should be written just below the middle of the envelope, beginning near the lefthand edge. The lines should slope to the right, as in the heading and address. 245. Direct plainly. Write the abbreviation of the State carefully. In writing to a person not living in a large city, give the post office, the county, and the State. If the person written to lives in a large city, give the door number and name of the street, the city, and the State. EXERCISE 246. Mark off on slate or paper the size of an envelope (about three and a quarter by five and a half inches), and direct a letter to 1. Mr. Charles H. Harding, 26 South 3d St., Philadelphia. 2. Louis C. Lyte, Esq., whose address is Birdin-Hand, Lancaster Co., Pa. 3. Mrs. Sarah J. Felton, residing in Osborne Hollow, which is in the State of New York, and in Broome Co. 4. H. S. Goodwin, Esq., General Superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Bethlehem, Pa. 5. A physician by the name of O. I. Healall, whose residence is in Olympia, Washington. CHIEF USES OF CLAUSES. ANALYSIS OF SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIVES 247. In the sentence "I believe that exercise is beneficial," the subordinate conjunction that introduces the clause that exercise is beneficial, and joins it to the verb |