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The Elements of Style by E. B. White; Strunk, William, Jr.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- The Elements of Style
- Format
- Paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780486447988
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Product Information
This classic reference is a must-have for any student or writer. In this brief handbook, Strunk identifies the principal requirements of proper American English style and concentrates on the most often violated rules of composition. Authoritative and engagingly written, this is simply the greatest book of its kind.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486447987
ISBN-13
9780486447988
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51576558
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Elements of Style
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Style Manuals, Grammar & Punctuation, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Dover Language Guides
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
3.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2006-041134
Dewey Edition
21
Target Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808
Lc Classification Number
Pe1421.S7 2006
Table of Content
I. Introduction II. Elementary Rules of Usage 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commans 4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing a coordinate clause 5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma 6. Do not break sentences in two 7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject III. Elementary Principles of Composition 8. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic 9. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning 10. Use the active voice 11. Put statements in positive form 12. Use definite, specific, concrete language 13. Omit needless words 14. Avoid a succession of loose sentences 15. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form 16. Keep related words together 17. In summaries, keep to one tense 18. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end IV. A Few Matters of Form V. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused VI. Spelling VII. Exercises on Chapters II and III
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