| Foreword |
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| Introduction |
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| I. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE |
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Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding's |
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1 | (1) |
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In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last |
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2 | (1) |
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Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas |
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2 | (3) |
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Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause |
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5 | (1) |
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Do not join independent clauses with a comma |
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5 | (2) |
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Do not break sentences in two |
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7 | (1) |
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Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation |
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7 | (2) |
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Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary |
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9 | (1) |
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The number of the subject determines the number of the verb |
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9 | (2) |
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Use the proper case of pronoun |
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11 | (2) |
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A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject |
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13 | (2) |
| II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION |
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15 | (19) |
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Choose a suitable design and hold to it |
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15 | (1) |
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Make the paragraph the unit of composition |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (1) |
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Put statements in positive form |
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19 | (2) |
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Use definite, specific, concrete language |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (2) |
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Avoid a succession of loose sentences |
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25 | (1) |
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Express coordinate ideas in similar form |
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26 | (2) |
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Keep related words together |
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28 | (3) |
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In summaries, keep to one tense |
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31 | (1) |
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Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end |
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32 | (2) |
| III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM |
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34 | (5) |
| IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED |
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39 | (27) |
| V. AN APPROACH TO STYLE (With a List of Reminders) |
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66 | (21) |
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Place yourself in the background |
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70 | (1) |
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Write in a way that comes naturally |
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70 | (1) |
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Work from a suitable design |
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70 | (1) |
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Write with nouns and verbs |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Avoid the use of qualifiers |
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73 | (1) |
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Do not affect a breezy manner |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Do not construct awkward adverbs |
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75 | (1) |
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Make sure the reader knows who is speaking |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Do not use dialect unless your ear is good |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Use figures of speech sparingly |
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80 | (1) |
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Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Prefer the standard to the offbeat |
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81 | (6) |
| Afterword |
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87 | (2) |
| Glossary |
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89 | (8) |
| Index |
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