The art of styling sentences /
The art of styling sentences /
Ann Longknife,
- Fifith edition.
- xvi, 158 pages. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Conventions of writing style change in subtle ways with passing years--a fact that prompts the need for periodic revisions of books like this one. The authors review the fundamentals of good sentence structure and then go on to describe twenty basic sentence patterns that encompass virtually every effective way of writing sentences in English. They also draw on passages by current prominent writers, using these examples to show how varying rhythm and sentence patterns can result in elegant writing styles that keep their readers interested. Exercises with answers and explanations appear throughout the text"--
9780764147838 (pbk.)
2011036491
English language--Sentences.
English language--Rhetoric.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
PE1441 / .L57 2012
428.2 / T
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Conventions of writing style change in subtle ways with passing years--a fact that prompts the need for periodic revisions of books like this one. The authors review the fundamentals of good sentence structure and then go on to describe twenty basic sentence patterns that encompass virtually every effective way of writing sentences in English. They also draw on passages by current prominent writers, using these examples to show how varying rhythm and sentence patterns can result in elegant writing styles that keep their readers interested. Exercises with answers and explanations appear throughout the text"--
9780764147838 (pbk.)
2011036491
English language--Sentences.
English language--Rhetoric.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
PE1441 / .L57 2012
428.2 / T