Contents
PREFACE III
I INTRODUCTORY 1
II ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 3
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with ’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after
each term except the last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause . . . . . . . 6
5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6. Do not break sentences in two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical
subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8. Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation . 10
III ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION 13
9. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic . . . . 13
10. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with
the beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
11. Use the active voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12. Put statements in positive form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
13. Omit needless words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
14. Avoid a succession of loose sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
16. Keep related words together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
17. In summaries, keep to one tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
IV A FEW MATTERS OF FORM 31
V WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED 35
VI WORDS OFTEN MISSPELLED 45
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