Strunk & White - The Elements of Style, 4th Edition(1)
The
ELEMENTS
of
STYLE
BY
WILLIAM STRUNK Jr.
With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on Writing
BY
E. B. WHITE
F O U R T H EDITION
[Note on scan -- Left in this text when refering to the actual text means the top, Right means the bottom:
The log was partially submerged. (Top and Left)
The log was partly submerged. (Bottom andRight)
This is consistant throughout the text.]
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
I. 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 an independent clause.
5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma.
6. Do not break sentences in two.
7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation.
8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary. 9. The number of the subject determines the number of the verb.
10. Use the proper case of pronoun.
11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.
II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION
12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it.
13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition.
14. Use the active voice.
15. Put statements in positive form.
16. Use definite, specific, concrete language.
17. Omit needless words.
18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences.
19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form.
20. Keep related words together.
21. In summaries, keep to one tense.
22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.
III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM
IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED
V. AN APPROACH TO STYLE (With a List of Reminders)
1. Place yourself in the background.
2. Write in a way that comes naturally.
3. Work
ELEMENTS
of
STYLE
BY
WILLIAM STRUNK Jr.
With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on Writing
BY
E. B. WHITE
F O U R T H EDITION
[Note on scan -- Left in this text when refering to the actual text means the top, Right means the bottom:
The log was partially submerged. (Top and Left)
The log was partly submerged. (Bottom andRight)
This is consistant throughout the text.]
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
I. 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 an independent clause.
5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma.
6. Do not break sentences in two.
7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation.
8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary. 9. The number of the subject determines the number of the verb.
10. Use the proper case of pronoun.
11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.
II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION
12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it.
13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition.
14. Use the active voice.
15. Put statements in positive form.
16. Use definite, specific, concrete language.
17. Omit needless words.
18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences.
19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form.
20. Keep related words together.
21. In summaries, keep to one tense.
22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.
III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM
IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED
V. AN APPROACH TO STYLE (With a List of Reminders)
1. Place yourself in the background.
2. Write in a way that comes naturally.
3. Work