The Elements of Style
by Strunk Jr., William; White, E. B.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1982-02-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
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Summary
The classic manual for writing is now in its fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk and White is as valuable today as when it was first offered. A new glossary of the grammatical terms used in the book provides a convenient reference for readers.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Elementary Rules of Usage | p. 1 |
| Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's | p. 1 |
| In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last | p. 2 |
| Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas | p. 2 |
| Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause | p. 5 |
| Do not join independent clauses with a comma | p. 5 |
| Do not break sentences in two | p. 7 |
| Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation | p. 7 |
| Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary | p. 9 |
| The number of the subject determines the number of the verb | p. 9 |
| Use the proper case of pronoun | p. 11 |
| A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject | p. 13 |
| Elementary Principles of Composition | p. 15 |
| Choose a suitable design and hold to it | p. 15 |
| Make the paragraph the unit of composition | p. 15 |
| Use the active voice | p. 18 |
| Put statements in positive form | p. 19 |
| Use definite, specific, concrete language | p. 21 |
| Omit needless words | p. 23 |
| Avoid a succession of loose sentences | p. 25 |
| Express coordinate ideas in similar form | p. 26 |
| Keep related words together | p. 28 |
| In summaries, keep to one tense | p. 31 |
| Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end | p. 32 |
| A Few Matters of Form | p. 34 |
| Words and Expressions Commonly Misused | p. 39 |
| An Approach to Style (With a List of Reminders) | p. 66 |
| Place yourself in the background | p. 70 |
| Write in a way that comes naturally | p. 70 |
| Work from a suitable design | p. 70 |
| Write with nouns and verbs | p. 71 |
| Revise and rewrite | p. 72 |
| Do not overwrite | p. 72 |
| Do not overstate | p. 73 |
| Avoid the use of qualifiers | p. 73 |
| Do not affect a breezy manner | p. 73 |
| Use orthodox spelling | p. 74 |
| Do not explain too much | p. 75 |
| Do not construct awkward adverbs | p. 75 |
| Make sure the reader knows who is speaking | p. 76 |
| Avoid fancy words | p. 76 |
| Do not use dialect unless your ear is good | p. 78 |
| Be clear | p. 79 |
| Do not inject opinion | p. 79 |
| Use figures of speech sparingly | p. 80 |
| Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity | p. 80 |
| Avoid foreign languages | p. 81 |
| Prefer the standard to the offbeat | p. 81 |
| Afterword | p. 87 |
| Glossary | p. 89 |
| Index | p. 97 |
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