The Elements of Style (4TH) By Strunk, William / White, E. B. Publisher : Longman Pub Group Published Date : 1999/08 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9780205309023 BookWeb Price : S$ 16.42 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 14.78 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 weeks. Language : English

 
Foreword                                           ix
Introduction                                       xiii
I. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE                       1   (14)
  Form the possessive singular of nouns by         1   (1)
  adding's
  In a series of three or more terms with a        2   (1)
  single conjunction, use a comma after each
  term except the last
  Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas   2   (3)
  Place a comma before a conjunction               5   (1)
  introducing an independent clause
  Do not join independent clauses with a comma     5   (2)
  Do not break sentences in two                    7   (1)
  Use a colon after an independent clause to       7   (2)
  introduce a list of particulars, an
  appositive, an amplification, or an
  illustrative quotation
  Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or         9   (1)
  interruption and to announce a long
  appositive or summary
  The number of the subject determines the         9   (2)
  number of the verb
  Use the proper case of pronoun                   11  (2)
  A participial phrase at the beginning of a       13  (2)
  sentence must refer to the grammatical subject
II. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION           15  (19)
  Choose a suitable design and hold to it          15  (1)
  Make the paragraph the unit of composition       15  (3)
  Use the active voice                             18  (1)
  Put statements in positive form                  19  (2)
  Use definite, specific, concrete language        21  (2)
  Omit needless words                              23  (2)
  Avoid a succession of loose sentences            25  (1)
  Express coordinate ideas in similar form         26  (2)
  Keep related words together                      28  (3)
  In summaries, keep to one tense                  31  (1)
  Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the    32  (2)
  end
III. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM                         34  (5)
IV. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED         39  (27)
V. AN APPROACH TO STYLE (With a List of            66  (21)
Reminders)
  Place yourself in the background                 70  (1)
  Write in a way that comes naturally              70  (1)
  Work from a suitable design                      70  (1)
  Write with nouns and verbs                       71  (1)
  Revise and rewrite                               72  (1)
  Do not overwrite                                 72  (1)
  Do not overstate                                 73  (1)
  Avoid the use of qualifiers                      73  (1)
  Do not affect a breezy manner                    73  (1)
  Use orthodox spelling                            74  (1)
  Do not explain too much                          75  (1)
  Do not construct awkward adverbs                 75  (1)
  Make sure the reader knows who is speaking       76  (1)
  Avoid fancy words                                76  (2)
  Do not use dialect unless your ear is good       78  (1)
  Be clear                                         79  (1)
  Do not inject opinion                            79  (1)
  Use figures of speech sparingly                  80  (1)
  Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity     80  (1)
  Avoid foreign languages                          81  (1)
  Prefer the standard to the offbeat               81  (6)
Afterword                                          87  (2)
Glossary                                           89  (8)
Index                                              97