It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences write by June Casagrande. This book was released on 2010-07-27. It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great—and other sentences suck. Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin. With chapters on “Conjunctions That Kill” and “Words Gone Wild,” this lighthearted guide is perfect for anyone who’s dead serious about writing, from aspiring novelists to nonfiction writers, conscientious students to cheeky literati. So roll up your sleeves and prepare to craft one bold, effective sentence after another. Your readers will thank you.
The Well-Crafted Sentence
The Well-Crafted Sentence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Well-Crafted Sentence write by Nora Bacon. This book was released on 2012-11-02. The Well-Crafted Sentence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Grounded in the art of writing, The Well-Crafted Sentence zeroes in on the building block of great prose: the sentence. With a friendly, approachable, and elegant tone, Nora Bacon shows the benefits of attention to style and offers a range of revision strategies that give students the tools to strengthen and develop their writing. Giving students the opportunity to see successful rhetorical choices at work in writing they admire, the text includes a brief anthology of readings by ten accomplished stylists, five of them new to this edition. Examples throughout the text are drawn from these model pieces, as are integrated exercises that help students apply concepts to their own writing. Additionally, a new first chapter, Approaches to Style, introduces students to the concept of style. Affordable and brief, The Well-Crafted Sentence works as a core classroom text or as a supplement.
The Joy of Syntax
The Joy of Syntax - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Joy of Syntax write by June Casagrande. This book was released on 2018-07-24. The Joy of Syntax available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Language columnist June Casagrande presents a fun and breezy guide to everything a grown-up interested in grammar needs to know. When it comes to grammar, it seems like everyone—even die-hard word nerds—feel they "missed something" in school. The Joy of Syntax picks up where sixth grade left off, providing a fresh foundation in English syntax served up by someone with an impressive record of making this otherwise inaccessible subject a true joy. With simple, pithy information on everything from basic parts of speech and sentence structure to usage and grammar pitfalls, this guide provides everything you need to approach grammar with confidence.
Artful Sentences
Artful Sentences - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Artful Sentences write by Virginia Tufte. This book was released on 2006. Artful Sentences available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style, Virginia Tufte shows how standard sentence patterns and forms contribute to meaning and art in more than a thousand wonderful sentences from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book has special interest for aspiring writers, students of literature and language, and anyone who finds joy in reading and writing."--Publisher's description.
Mortal Syntax
Mortal Syntax - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mortal Syntax write by June Casagrande. This book was released on 2008-03-25. Mortal Syntax available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The only fun, friendly, and surefire defense against the grammar snobs Having already made a name for herself with Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies, now in its fifth printing, June Casagrande returns with Mortal Syntax, taking on the 101 most frequently attacked usage choices. Dedicating one short chapter to each, Casagrande brings her subject to life, teaching English usage through lively and amusing personal anecdotes. Mortal Syntax includes such chapters as: ? "I wish I was taller" ? "I am continuously watching Simpsons reruns" ? "Was it Horton that heard the Who?" Casagrande's clear and concise lessons-with entertaining titles and themes-make a potentially prickly subject go down like a spoonful of sugar.
