Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... given , feel unjustly penalized when faults are called to their attention that they have not yet been taught were faults . Unfortu- nately , however , no teacher or book can give them all the information they need in the first week of ...
... given , feel unjustly penalized when faults are called to their attention that they have not yet been taught were faults . Unfortu- nately , however , no teacher or book can give them all the information they need in the first week of ...
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... given his bearings either in time or in place or in both , and he must know to whom the experience occurred . There is always a cer- tain amount of essential information that must be given as soon as possible , and , in general , the ...
... given his bearings either in time or in place or in both , and he must know to whom the experience occurred . There is always a cer- tain amount of essential information that must be given as soon as possible , and , in general , the ...
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... given place . Live is the word in everyday use to ex- press the general notion of having one's home in a place ; reside is more formal , and often implies certain legal relations . Dwell ( except in dwelling house ) and abide now belong ...
... given place . Live is the word in everyday use to ex- press the general notion of having one's home in a place ; reside is more formal , and often implies certain legal relations . Dwell ( except in dwelling house ) and abide now belong ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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