Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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Page 116
... avoid the " over " at the end of the first sentence . " Capsize " is permissible ; so is " turn over . " Believing that it is an error in grammar to end the second sentence with “ with , ” they write : “ To begin with , these are the ...
... avoid the " over " at the end of the first sentence . " Capsize " is permissible ; so is " turn over . " Believing that it is an error in grammar to end the second sentence with “ with , ” they write : “ To begin with , these are the ...
Page 169
... avoid writing ineffectively ; that is , he can indicate certain practices that always result in in- effective writing . Just as he tells a student that a dangling participle will distort or belie his meaning , he tells him that trite ...
... avoid writing ineffectively ; that is , he can indicate certain practices that always result in in- effective writing . Just as he tells a student that a dangling participle will distort or belie his meaning , he tells him that trite ...
Page 186
... avoiding the monotony that the devotees of elegant variation try to avoid . I have emphasized the danger that lies in using them because most students do not err in using too few synonyms but in using too many . JUVENILE REPETITION ...
... avoiding the monotony that the devotees of elegant variation try to avoid . I have emphasized the danger that lies in using them because most students do not err in using too few synonyms but in using too many . JUVENILE REPETITION ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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