the elements of style 5th edition

... dramatists of the Restoration; the second, in a paragraph on the tastes of modern readers The need of making a particular word the subject of the sentence will often, as in these ... statements in the form of a table 16 Keep related words together The position of the words in a sentence is the principal means of showing their relationship The writer must therefore, ... of a... In the example above, the relation is that of cause and result The two sentences might be rewritten: As the early records of the city have disappeared, the story of

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... called The Elements of Style, whose author was the professor himself The year was 1919 The book was known on the campus in those days as "the little book," with the stress on the ... columns the true vs the false, the right vs the wrong, the timid vs the bold, the ragged vs the trim From every line there peers out at me the puckish face of my professor, ... to preserve the flavor of his discontent while slightly enlarging the scope of the discussion The Elements of Style does not pretend to survey the whole field Rather it proposes

Ngày tải lên: 09/05/2014, 13:08

... remove the special objects of his scorn I have tried, instead , to preserve the flavor of his discont ent while slightly en larging the scope of the disc uss ion The Elements of ... Style does... challe nge Professor Strunk, although one of the most infl exible and choo sy of men , was qui ck to acknowledge the fallacy of infl exibility and the danger of ... My professor was William Strunk Jr A textbook required for the course was a slim volume calle d The Elements of Style, whose author was the profes sor himself Th e year was 1919 The

Ngày tải lên: 09/05/2014, 13:07

... word the subject of the sentence will often, as in these examples, determine... bring the flesh and the blood The more clearly the writer perceives the shape, the better are the ... center of the rug or the rug was in the center of the room In the lefthand 36 ... construction Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are they ... or remove the special objects of his scorn. I have tried, instead, to preserve the flavor of his discontent while slightly enlarging the scope of the discussion. The Elements of Style does

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 08:06

... dramatists of the Restoration; the second, in a paragraph on the tastes of modern readers The need of making a particular word the subject of the sentence will often, as in these ... statements in the form of a table 16 Keep related words together The position of the words in a sentence is the principal means of showing their relationship The writer must therefore, ... of a... In the example above, the relation is that of cause and result The two sentences might be rewritten: As the early records of the city have disappeared, the story of

Ngày tải lên: 02/02/2015, 11:00

... willingness to take orders E None of these 20 _ once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people Together they rise to the challenge of the day." A George Patton B Will ... Leader-follower compatibility E All of these Level: Medium 43 Select the answer that best describes the quality of the leader, characteristic of the follower, and nature of the situation most conducive ... technical process and eclectic D All of these E None of these Leadership effectiveness depends upon _ of leaders, _ of followers, and the _ of the situation A Timing; pulse; memory

Ngày tải lên: 18/11/2017, 08:58

... moment, the faithful—particularly the members of the American congregation—allowed themselves to view their church through the cool eye of a potential employee instead of through the opaque veil of ... Wealth brings us no good of itself Therefore it is sought for the sake of other things (Thomas Aquinas) Wealth brings us no good of itself So, Wealth is sought for the sake of other things Subject ... statement Of all the animals commonly eaten in the Western world, the pig is without doubt the most intelligent The natural intelligence of a pig is comparable and perhaps even superior to that of a

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... Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.) The number and credentials of public health officials in the ... cooperation to meet the health goals of the community as a whole is more central to the agency’s mission than other choices that meet the needs of individuals or groups rather than the community as ... health? a Culture of the majority of the community’s citizens b Individual’s education and income c Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community d Quality of the community

Ngày tải lên: 01/03/2019, 16:19

... Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.) The number and credentials of public health officials in the ... cooperation to meet the health goals of the community as a whole is more central to the agency’s mission than other choices that meet the needs of individuals or groups rather than the community as ... health? a Culture of the majority of the community’s citizens b Individual’s education and income c Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community d Quality of the community

Ngày tải lên: 01/03/2019, 16:20

... number of the subject determines the number of the verb 10 Use the proper case of pronoun ix xiii 1 2 5 7 9 11 vij CONTENTS 11 A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the ... equivalent elements Correlative conjunctions (both, and; either, or; neither, nor) join the same kinds of elements contraction A shortened form of a word or group of words: can't for cannot; they're ... The Elements of Style THE ELEMENTS OF Style BY WILLIAM STRUNK Jr With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on

Ngày tải lên: 03/09/2020, 16:41

... on the dramatists of the Restoration; the second, in a paragraph on the tastes of modern readers The need of making a particular word the subject of the sentence will often, ... for the chain of causes and effects (The definition supplemented: another... take the position of the predicate Through the middle of the valley flowed a winding stream The ... became the subjects of their works (The definition expanded.) 3 They sought rather to write a history of peoples than a history of kings (The definition explained by contrast.) 4 They

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 21:21

... THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE SECOND EDITION Kernighan and Plauger THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE Second Edition Brian W Kernighan Bell laboratories ... Summary of Rules Index 155 157 159 163 vii PREFACE to the Second Edition The practice of computer programming has changed since The Elements of Programming Style first appeared Programming style ... Programming Style extensively to reflect these changes The first edition avoided any direct mention of the term "structured programming," to steer well clear of the religious debates then prevalent

Ngày tải lên: 13/10/2022, 15:38

... THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE SECOND EDITION Kernighan and Plauger THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE Second Edition Brian W Kernighan Bell laboratories ... Summary of Rules Index 155 157 159 163 vii PREFACE to the Second Edition The practice of computer programming has changed since The Elements of Programming Style first appeared Programming style ... Programming Style extensively to reflect these changes The first edition avoided any direct mention of the term "structured programming," to steer well clear of the religious debates then prevalent

Ngày tải lên: 01/03/2023, 16:20

... 14:52 The Elements of C++ Style The Elements of C ++ Style is for all C++ practitioners, especially those working in teams where consistency is critical. Just as Strunk and White’s The Elements of ... experience, the value of consistent programming style grows exponentially with the number of people working with the code. Our favorite style guides are classics: Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style ... Kernighan and Plauger’s The Elements of Programming Style. 5 These small books work because they 4 William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition. (Allyn & Bacon,

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 00:57

... men. The samples were then frozen and stored in a stainless steel tank. In the lefthand version of the first example, the reader has no way of knowing whether the stain was in the center of the ... bring the flesh and the blood. The more clearly the writer perceives the shape, the better are the chances of success. 13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition. The paragraph is a convenient ... instead, to preserve the flavor of his discontent while slightly enlarging the scope of the discussion. The Elements of Style does not pretend to survey the whole field. Rather it proposes to...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 00:15

... time, notation of 8 titles (of persons), punctuation of 3 titles (of works) 8, 38 together with , subjects joined by 10 tortuous vs. torturous 62 transition sentences of 16-17 transitive ... inverted position of 33 104 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org the fact that 24 the foreseeable future 59 the truth is 60 then , semicolon ... use of 20 modifier(s) adjectival 12 position of 30-31 most vs. almost 53 myself vs. I 12 names (of firms), comma in 2 names (of persons) in direct address 3 possessive case of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... language. They will hear the beat of new vocabularies, the exciting rhythms of special segments of their society, each speaking a language of its own. All of us come under the spell of these unsettling ... that style is the writer, and therefore what you are, rather than what you know, will at last determine your style. If you write, you must believe — in the truth and worth of the scrawl, in the ... passages about the power of words and the clear expression of thoughts and feelings. To the nuts and bolts of grammar he added a rhetorical dimension. The editors of this edition have followed...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... of simplified spelling and are prepared to take the consequences. In the original edition of The Elements of Style , there was a chapter on spelling. In it, the author had this to say: The ... www.tailieuduhoc.org 8. Avoid the use of qualifiers. Rather, very, little, pretty — these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words. The constant use of the adjective little ... than to the mood and temper of the author. If the writing is solid and good, the mood and temper of the writer will eventually be revealed and not at the expense of the work. Therefore, the first...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... one of us knows he is fallible. Everyone in the community, whether they are a member of the Association or not, is invited to attend. Everyone in the community, whether he is a member of the ... brother anticipated the upturn in the market. My brother expected the upturn in the market. In the second example, the word anticipated is ambiguous. It could mean simply that the brother ... is the use of the plural pronoun with the antecedent anybody, somebody, someone , the intention being either to avoid the awkward he or she or to avoid committing oneself to one or the other....

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... men. The samples were then frozen and stored in a stainless steel tank. In the lefthand version of the first example, the reader has no way of knowing whether the stain was in the center of the ... President in 1889. If the antecedent consists of a group of words, the relative comes at the end of the group, unless this would cause ambiguity. The Superintendent of the Chicago Division, ... one of them. Punctuate as indicated below. in the second scene of the third act in III.ii (Better still, simply insert m.ii in parentheses at the proper place in the sentence.) After the...

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