Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... idea , and the writing is done only to make that idea clear . In revising , therefore , the writer should study his work with that fact foremost in his mind . If he finds a break in continuity anywhere , he will fill it in , but in ...
... idea , and the writing is done only to make that idea clear . In revising , therefore , the writer should study his work with that fact foremost in his mind . If he finds a break in continuity anywhere , he will fill it in , but in ...
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... IDEA A sentence is the expression of a single idea . It is a state- ment or if it is a question , it is an inverted statement— and it states one idea and one idea only . There may be more than one part to the idea , or the idea may be ...
... IDEA A sentence is the expression of a single idea . It is a state- ment or if it is a question , it is an inverted statement— and it states one idea and one idea only . There may be more than one part to the idea , or the idea may be ...
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... idea . The parts of the sentence are parts of the idea , and the idea is not complete until the parts are assembled into the sentence . SENTENCE VARIETY There are many kinds of sentences , 1 and at one time or another , most of us make ...
... idea . The parts of the sentence are parts of the idea , and the idea is not complete until the parts are assembled into the sentence . SENTENCE VARIETY There are many kinds of sentences , 1 and at one time or another , most of us make ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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