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William Strunk. The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTORY
II. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding '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 a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate 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
III. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION
8. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic
9. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence, end it in conformity with the beginning
10. Use the active voice
11. Put statements in positive form
12. Use definite, specific, concrete language
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 MISUSED
VI. SPELLING
WORDS OFTEN MISSPELLED
VII. EXERCISES ON CHAPTERS II AND III
I. Punctuate:
II. Explain the difference in meaning:
III. Explain and correct the errors in punctuation:
IV. Point out and correct the faults in the following sentences:
