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100 1 _aStrunk, William,
_d1869-1946
245 1 4 _aThe elements of style
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_cby William Strunk, Jr
246 1 _iHeader title:
_aStrunk, William, 1918. The elements of style
250 _aElectronic version
260 _a[New York] :
_bColumbia University, Academic Information Systems (AcIS), Project Bartleby,
_c1996
300 _aILL
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 0 _aIntroductory -- Elementary rules of usage : Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's ; In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last ; Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas ; Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause ; Do not join independent clauses by a comma ; Do not break sentences in two ; A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject ; Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation -- Elementary principles of composition : Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic ; As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence- end it in conformity with the beginning ; Use the active voice ; Put statements in positive form ; Omit needless words ; Avoid a succession of loose sentences ; Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form ; Keep related words together ; In summaries, keep to one tense ; Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end -- A few matters of form -- Words and expressions commonly misused -- Words commonly misspelled
516 _aText
530 _aOnline version of print title
534 _pElectronic text of:
_aStrunk, William.
_tThe elements of style / by William Strunk, Jr. ;
_cGeneva, N.Y. : W.P. Humphrey, 1918
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: PC, telecommunications software, modem
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xRhetoric
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xStyle
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vComposition and exercises
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xUsage
655 7 _aElectronic books
_2local
710 2 _aProject Bartleby
710 2 _aColumbia University
856 4 _uhttp://www.bartleby.com/141
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