The elements of style / by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White ; illustrated by Maira Kalman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strunk, William, 1869-1946.

Contributor:

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.

Kalman, Maira.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--Style.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

xvii, 147 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2005.

Summary:

Strunk and White's classic writing manual has now been enriched with the vibrant, witty, and instantly recognizable images of noted illustrator Maira Kalman in this beautifully illustrated edition.

Contents:

I Elementary Rules of Usage 1

1 Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding's 1

2 In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last 3

3 Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 3

4 Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause 11

5 Do not join independent clauses with a comma 11

6 Do not break sentences in two 12

7 Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation 15

8 Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary 16

9 The number of the subject determines the number the verb 18

10 Use the proper case of pronoun 21

11 A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject 24

II Elementary Principles of Composition 31

12 Choose a suitable design and hold to it 31

13 Make the paragraph the unit of composition 31

14 Use the active voice 33

15 Put statements in positive form 34

16 Use definite, specific, concrete language 37

17 Omit needless words 39

18 Avoid a succession of loose sentences 40

19 Express coordinate ideas in similar form 43

20 Keep related words together 44

21 In summaries, keep to one tense 49

22 Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end 52

III A Few Matters of Form 55

IV Words and Expressions Commonly Misused 63

V An Approach to Style (with a List of Reminders) 97

1 Place yourself in the background 100

2 Write in a way that comes naturally 101

3 Work from a suitable design 101

4 Write with nouns and verbs 105

5 Revise and rewrite 105

6 Do not overwrite 105

7 Do not overstate 106

8 Avoid the use of qualifiers 106

9 Do not affect a breezy manner 106

10 Use orthodox spelling 108

11 Do not explain too much 109

12 Do not construct awkward adverbs 109

13 Make sure the reader knows who is speaking 111

14 Avoid fancy words 111

15 Do not use dialect unless your ear is good 113

16 Be clear 113

17 Do not inject opinion 114

18 Use figures of speech sparingly 115

19 Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity 115

20 Avoid foreign languages 115

21 Prefer the standard to the offbeat 115

VI Spelling (from the first edition) 122.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1594200696

OCLC:

60589159