The Elements of Style The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style

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The Elements of Style

By William Strunk, Jr.


The Elements of Style (1918) (aka Strunk & White), by William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. The original, 1918 edition of The Elements of Style detailed eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, “a few matters of form”, and a list of commonly misused words and expressions.


Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.


Table of Contents:

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I. Introductory


II. Elementary Rules of Usage


1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with '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 and or but introducing an independent 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


8. Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation


III. Elementary Principles of Composition


9. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic


10. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning


11. Use the active voice


12. Put statements in positive form


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 Misued


VI. Words Commonly Misspelled

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2013
December 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
123
Pages
PUBLISHER
Publish This, LLC
SELLER
Publish This, LLC
SIZE
546
KB

Customer Reviews

madbaddoberan ,

Typo's galore

It is frustrating, no infuriating to see soooo many typographical errors. I wonder if the original content as well has gone awry too. It seems this "little" book cannot be trusted. Disappointed.

Scruff 171 ,

Typos

Just reviewing the preview I see many typos (which I presume to be errors in “translating” this to an ebook). Very distracting.

LasseLus ,

Highly disappointed

I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing. I could not imagine that this book, of all books, would be full of typos. Disrespectful!

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