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Dover Language Guides: The Elements of Style by E. B. White and William Strunk Jr. (2006, Perfect)

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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.

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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486447987

ISBN-139780486447988

eBay Product ID (ePID)51576558

Product Key Features

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameElements of Style

Publication Year2006

SubjectStyle Manuals, Grammar & Punctuation, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorE.B. White, William Strunk Jr.

SeriesDover Language Guides

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight3.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2006-041134

Dewey Edition21

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808

Lc Classification NumberPe1421.S7 2006

Table of ContentI. 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