is done

is generally

is he sure

is not

is not necessary

is not now

is now

is probable (or probably)

*Instead of giving to is, his, as and has at the beginning of a phrase their normal position. both Graham and Benn Pitman allow the initial circle, representing these words to be taken away from its regular position and accommodated to that of the second word of the phrase,though in many cases the second word would be perfectly legible without distinctive position. In the opinion of the author, these four words, when used initially, should not be thrown out of position unless some valuable purpose is served thereby. The first word of a phrase is often the key to the whole, and to give it its normal position will in many cases insure the ready reading of the whole clause, while the needless displacement of the first word may cause a hesitating decipherment, if not absolute misreading. It is recommended, therefore, that the student, in writing the following exercises, give to circle word-signs beginning a phrase their normal position, unless the legibility of the succeed ing word requires a resort to "initial displacement," according to rules already explained.

is that

is that which may

is this

is this done

is this the is this the way is this yours is your