Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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Page 107
... final " and " and we do not get it . The " has some very good newspapers " upsets us first because it is a clause and the pattern of the series demands a word . The clause upsets us further by confusing the sense . " Parks , playgrounds ...
... final " and " and we do not get it . The " has some very good newspapers " upsets us first because it is a clause and the pattern of the series demands a word . The clause upsets us further by confusing the sense . " Parks , playgrounds ...
Page 135
... final quotation marks always follow the final punctuation ; but when the quotation marks are used for any other purpose , the practice varies . Some printers place the final punctuation last , some the quotation marks . The show was a ...
... final quotation marks always follow the final punctuation ; but when the quotation marks are used for any other purpose , the practice varies . Some printers place the final punctuation last , some the quotation marks . The show was a ...
Page 141
... final and in a series of clauses is nearly always absolutely essential . If the student makes a practice of placing a comma before the final and in every series , he will always be right and he will at the same time eliminate a trifling ...
... final and in a series of clauses is nearly always absolutely essential . If the student makes a practice of placing a comma before the final and in every series , he will always be right and he will at the same time eliminate a trifling ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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