Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... simple doctrine - a doctrine so definite and so brief that anyone can remember it and profit by remembering it . The originator of the doctrine probably knew that unity , em- phasis , and coherence were not independent of one another ...
... simple doctrine - a doctrine so definite and so brief that anyone can remember it and profit by remembering it . The originator of the doctrine probably knew that unity , em- phasis , and coherence were not independent of one another ...
Page 131
... simple sentence as an example : " Let it alone . ” If that sentence is followed by a period , we know that it is a simple statement , probably an answer to the question , " What shall I do with it ? " There is no excitement in the ...
... simple sentence as an example : " Let it alone . ” If that sentence is followed by a period , we know that it is a simple statement , probably an answer to the question , " What shall I do with it ? " There is no excitement in the ...
Page 308
... simple future . Would is used in all three persons to express customary action and willingness , and it is used in the second and third persons to express simple future . Obligation : Customary action : I or we You should obey the rules ...
... simple future . Would is used in all three persons to express customary action and willingness , and it is used in the second and third persons to express simple future . Obligation : Customary action : I or we You should obey the rules ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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