Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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Page 133
... certainly knows why it is . His punctuation means what he wants it to mean . The student , however , who does not know what a clause is cannot be expected to know what a nonrestrictive relative clause is ; and if he doesn't know that a ...
... certainly knows why it is . His punctuation means what he wants it to mean . The student , however , who does not know what a clause is cannot be expected to know what a nonrestrictive relative clause is ; and if he doesn't know that a ...
Page 218
... certainly adequate . If , however , the writer wishes to give the statement significance , to bring it within the range of the reader's experience , and to give it a stronger emotional quality , he cannot depend on statements alone ...
... certainly adequate . If , however , the writer wishes to give the statement significance , to bring it within the range of the reader's experience , and to give it a stronger emotional quality , he cannot depend on statements alone ...
Page 292
... certainly a contrast from Maine , " they mean either contrast to or is certainly different from . Could of . Illiterate for could have . Cute . Used by careless people as a synonym for cunning , attractive , pleasing , delightful ...
... certainly a contrast from Maine , " they mean either contrast to or is certainly different from . Could of . Illiterate for could have . Cute . Used by careless people as a synonym for cunning , attractive , pleasing , delightful ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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