234. According to Mr. Graham, each of the several tick word-signs may take an initial or a final hook (in some cases both), as follows:

An l hook to add will or all, as who will

of all

and will or and all

An r hook to add are or our, as but are or but our

of our

An f-v hook to add have or of, as to have

or of

but have

An n hook to add not or own, as or not

of our

own

on our own

Though in some of these cases these hooks may have two or three meanings, the context is relied on to supply the necessary distinction.

Exercise

235. In each of the following phrases, l hook is to be prefixed to a tick word-sign to add will or all:

*Written on the line, according to the principle embodied in Para-graph 198.

of all on all

should all (should downward to all who will

Exercise

236. In each of the following phrases, r hook is to be prefixed to a tick word-sign to add are, our or or:

but our

of our

on or about (on downward )

on or before (Graham sign for before)

on or near

on our (on downward)

ought our should our (should downward) to our who are

Exercise

237. In the following phrases, the f-v hook is affixed to tick word-signs to add have or of:

should have (should downward) to have *who have

Exercise

238. In each of the following phrases, n hook is affixed to a tick word-sign to add not or own:

and our own but are not

but not

but our own

*This is one of the few cases in which the Benn Pitman system attaches a hook to a tick word-sign.

of our own on our own or not

or will not ought not who will not

239. To several of the tick word-signs, what and would may, according to Mr. Graham, be added thus: and

and would

of what

on what

to what

Exercise

240. In the following phrases, what or would is affixed to the tick word-signs all, and, of, on, to:

all would all would say and what and what did you and what say you and what was he and would and would ask and would do and would say

of what of what avail of what benefit of what necessity on what account (on upward) on what assumption to what matter to what motion to what portion