The heading, which is the address and the date, is placed in the upper right-hand corner.

The salutation, or the words used to address the one to whom you are writing, is placed on the left of the paper, below the heading. It is placed one inch from the edge of the paper. In a friendly letter it is followed by a comma, as Dear Jack, in the letter on page 101.

The body, or the main part, of the letter is begun on the line below the salutation. The first word of the body of the letter is set in an inch and a half from the edge. The body of the letter is written an inch from the left edge of the paper.

The complimentary close, such as Your chum, Yours sincerely, etc., is placed on the line below the close of the body of the letter, about the middle of the paper. Only the first word of the complimentary close is capitalized. A comma follows the complimentary

close.

The signature, or the writer's name, is placed on the line below the complimentary close, and a little to the right.

Write the letter from Frank Thomas from dictation. Correct Usage

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LOOK

LISTEN

Sit, Set

It is correct to say "I sit on the chair"; "She sat down." Sit means take a seat. It is never correct to say "I set on the chair." Set means put in place; as, "Set the umbrella in the corner."

You know that the words in the dictionary are arranged alphabetically. With what letter do words found in the middle of the dictionary begin? Where do you find words beginning with p? words beginning with f? words beginning with h? See how quickly you can turn to the words beginning with the following letters: d, w, n, s, b, v, k.

When the first letters of two words are the same, look at the second letters to decide which word comes first in the dictionary. Which word in each of the following pairs comes first?

When the first two letters of two words are the same, look at the third letter to decide which word comes first in the dictionary. For example, raisin comes before rapid. Which word comes first in each of the following pairs?

Tell all the occasions you can think of for writing letters. Why did George Washington write to Richard Henry Lee? Why did Frank Thomas write to Jack? Why do you write to your friends who live in other places? Why do little children write to Santa Claus? Dictating Letters

A business man usually dictates his letters to a stenographer. Pretend that a certain pupil in the class is your stenographer. Plan a letter asking a friend to lend you a certain book. Dictate this letter in class to your "stenographer," who may write the letter on the blackboard. Look over the letter after it is written to see that it contains no mistakes, and then sign it.

A Dialogue

III. CONVERSATION

A conversation between two or more persons is called a dialogue. Work out in class the following dialogues:

1. A dialogue between two boys, one of whom has a bicycle which the other wishes to borrow

2. A dialogue between two girls as to which one shall wash the dishes

3. A dialogue between a town dog and a country dog 4. A dialogue between a lion and an elephant as to which is the stronger

Working Out a Dialogue

Before you begin to talk, work out some point you wish to make in the dialogue. For example, in the dialogue between the two girls, each should have good reasons why the other, rather than herself, should wash the dishes, and there should be some plan for settling which one is to wash them. The two pupils who are to take part in the dialogue should work out these points together before giving the dialogue in class. When the dialogue is given in class, other pupils may suggest corrections and improvements.

Written Conversation

Write a story suggested by one of the dialogues given in class. Be careful to use quotation marks

comma.

to inclose the exact words of each speaker, and to set off the quotation from the rest of the sentence by a When the name of a person addressed is given, as in “Come, boys, let's get to work," set off the name of address by commas.

Dictionary Study

The following words are some that you may wish to use in writing letters. See how quickly you can find them in the dictionary:

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It is correct to say "Ring the bell"; "He rang the bell"; "The bell has rung.' Never use has, have, or had before rang; always use a helping word, such as has, have, is, etc., before rung.

Read aloud the following sentences, filling the blanks with ring or rings, rang, or rung: