8. The Elements of Style-1

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1、TheElementsofStyle(4thedition)OliverStrunk,E.B.White___________________________________________________________________________Assertingthatonemustfirstknowtherulestobreakthem,thisclassicreferencebookisamust-haveforanystudentandconscientiouswriter.Intendedforuseinwhichthepracticeofcompositioniscom

2、binedwiththestudyofliterature,itgivesinbriefspacetheprincipalrequirementsofplainEnglishstyleandconcentratesattentionontherulesofusageandprinciplesofcompositionmostcommonlyviolated.___________________________________________________________________________CONTENTSForeword...........................

3、...............................................................................................................................iIntroduction....................................................................................................................................................iiI.Introd

4、uctory.................................................................................................................................................1II.ElementaryRulesofUsage........................................................................................................................2

5、1.Formthepossessivesingularofnounsbyadding’s..........................................................................22.Inaseriesofthreeormoretermswithasingleconjunction,useacommaaftereachtermexceptthelast............................................................................................

6、........................................................23.Encloseparentheticexpressionsbetweencommas............................................................................24.Placeacommabeforeaconjunctionintroducinganindependentclause..........................................35.Donotjoinindep

7、endentclauseswithacomma................................................................................46.Donotbreaksentencesintwo..................................................................................