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Title
The Elements of Style
Author
William Strunk, Jr.
Year
1920
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New York, Harcourt, Brace
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CONTENTS
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I.
Introductory
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II.
Elementary Rules of Usage
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1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding
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s
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2. 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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3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas
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4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate clause
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5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma
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6. Do not break sentences in two
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7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject
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III.
Elementary Principles of Composition
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8. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic
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9. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning
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10. Use the active voice
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11. Put statements in positive form
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12. Use definite, specific, concrete language
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13. Omit needless words
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14. Avoid a succession of loose sentences
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15. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form
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16. Keep related words together
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17. In summaries, keep to one tense
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18. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end
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IV.
A Few Matters of Form
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V.
Words and Expressions Commonly Misused
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VI.
Spelling
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VII.
Exercises on Chapters II and III
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