Tài liệu The elements of style part 5 docx

... 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 ... draws the reader's attention to the sense and substance of the writing, rather than to the mood and temper of the author. If the writing is solid and good, the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... parenthetical expressions 2 -5 partially vs. partly 55 participial phrase introductory 13-14 punctuation of 4 -5 participle as verbal 13, 55 -56 passive voice 18 past ... -ize 50 intransitive 44, 51 linking 11 position in sentence 29 principal 29 transitive 18-19 used as noun 54 and writing style 71-72 verbal(s) gerund as 12, 55 -56 participle as 13, 55 -56...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... formal and the informal, the regular and the offbeat, the general and the special, the orthodox and the heretical, the beginner err on the side of conservatism, on the side of established usage. ... gets the impression that the person using it doesn't know, either, and doesn't want to know. The special vocabularies of the law, of the military...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... www.tailieuduhoc.org parenthetical expressions 2 -5 partially vs. partly 55 participial phrase introductory 13-14 punctuation of 4 -5 participle as verbal 13, 55 -56 passive voice 18 past ... submerged. The log was partly submerged. She was partially in and partially out. She was partly in and partly out. She was part in, part out. Participle for verbal noun. There...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 00:15

... examines many of the items found in people’s homes to see which of them are associated with the risk of cancer. Big Brother reports a strong relationship between two vari- ables: the number of cigarette ... face, they do not tell us what the farmer and rancher will actually choose to do. To determine their choices, we need to know the tastes of the farmer and the ranch...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 11:15

... seen with the unaided eye and is often The Elements of Fiber Cable Management Page 3 reversible. As the macrobend occurs, the radius can become too small and allow light to escape the core and ... services – whether it’s from the MSO headend, a CO, or wireless mobile switching center (MSC). As the amount of fiber dramatically increases, the importance of properly m...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 07:17