영어 스타일의 요소.The Elements of Style, by William Strunk

영어 스타일의 요소.The Elements of Style, by William Strunk
CONTENTS

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I. INTRODUCTORY 5
II. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 7
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's 7
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use
a comma after each term except the last 7
3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 8
4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate
clause 10
5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma 11
6. Do not break sentences in two 12
7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to
the grammatical subject 13
III. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION 15
8. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to
each topic 15
9. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in
conformity with the beginning 17
10. Use the active voice 19
11. Put statements in positive form 21
12. Use definite, specific, concrete language 22
13. Omit needless words 24
14. Avoid a succession of loose sentences 25
15. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form 26
16. Keep related words together 28
17. In summaries, keep to one tense 29
18. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end 31
IV. A FEW MATTERS OF FORM 33
V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED 36
VI. SPELLING 48
VII. EXERCISES ON CHAPTERS II AND III 5