The Complete Stylist and HandbookA book that discusses the elements of writing, grammar, and usage. |
Contents
WHY WE WRITE | 3 |
From Subject to Thesis | 19 |
Basic Structure | 32 |
Copyright | |
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abbreviations ablative absolute adjective adverb American Anglo-Saxon argument assertion Avoid basic beginning better capital chimpanzee clause colon comma splice course D. H. Lawrence dictionary E. B. White effect ellipsis English essay example EXERCISES fact FAULTY frequently gerund give grammar human hyphen idea illustrate IMPROVED inductive keep kind language Latin logical look means metaphor middle Middle English misspelled modifiers natural Norsemen noun object outline paper paragraph parallel participle passive voice past period person phrase play poem POOR preposition present probably problem pronoun question quotation marks reader REVISED rhetorical seems semicolon simple sound spell Split infinitive structure subordinate subordinate clauses syllogism tell tence tense term thesis things thought tion Tom Jones topic sentence usage usually verb words wordy write wrong