The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 0205632645
- Subject Area
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Elements of Style
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 5.3 in
- Subject
- Style Manuals, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Weight
- 8.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0205632645
ISBN-13
9780205632640
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69712983
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Publication Name
Elements of Style
Language
English
Subject
Style Manuals, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
5.3 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
50
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2008-486670
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
808
Edition Description
Anniversary
Table Of Content
FOREWORD. INTRODUCTION. I. 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 Commas. 4. Place a Comma before a Conjunction Introducing an Independent Clause. 5. Do Not Join Independent Clauses with a Comma. 6. Do Not Break Sentences in Two. 7. Use a Colon after an Independent Clause to Introduce a List of Particulars, an Appositive, an Amplification, or an Illustrative Question. 8. Use a Dash to Set Off an Abrupt Break or Interruption and to Announce a Long Appositive or Summary. 9. The Number of the Subject Determines the Number of the Verb. 10. Use the Proper Case of Pronoun. 11. A Participial Phrase at the Beginning of the Sentence Must Refer to the Grammatical Subject. II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. 12. Choose a Suitable Design and Hold to It. 13. Make the Paragraph the unit of Composition. 14. Use the Active Voice. 15. Put Statements in Positive Form. 16. Use Definite, Specific, Concrete Language. 17. Omit Needless Words. 18. Avoid a Succession of Loose Sentences. 19. Express Coordinate Ideas in Similar Form. 20. Keep Related Words Together. 21. In Summaries, Keep to One Tense. 22. Place the Emphatic Words of a Sentence at the End. III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM. IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED. V. AN APPROACH TO STYLE (WITH A LIST OF REMINDERS). 1. Place Yourself in the Background. 2. Write in a Way That Comes Naturally. 3. Work From a Suitable Style. 4. Write with Nouns and Verbs. 5. Revise and Rewrite. 6. Do Not Overwrite. 7. Do Not Overstate. 8. Avoid the Use of Qualifiers. 9. Do Not Affect a Breezy Manner. 10. Use Orthodox Spelling. 11. Do Not Explain Too Much. 12. Do Not Construct Awkward Adverbs. 13. Make Sure the Reader Knows Who is Speaking. 14. Avoid Fancy Words. 15. Do Not Use Dialect Unless Your Ear Is Good. 16. Be Clear. 17. Do Not Inject Opinion. 18. Use Figures of Speech Sparingly. 19. Do Not Take Shortcuts at the Cost of Clarity. 20. Avoid Foreign Languages. 21. Prefer the Standard to the Offbeat. Afterword. Glossary.
LC Classification Number
PE1408.S772 2009
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