The Elements of Style

action antecedent application Authors avoid become beginning believe better body cause Chapter character clause comes comma common Compare composition concise conjunction connection consequence construction correct course definite discussed Divide doubt effects emphatic English examples expression fact frequently given gives hold illustrate important indicate interesting introduced Italy kind king least less loose marks means nature necessary never noun objection omitted paragraph past periodic phrase poem position possessive preceded present principle proved punctuation question quotation reach reader reason references relation relative rule semicolon sense serve similar simple single situation sometimes Spain specific statement story student style substitute summary tell tense term third thought topic sentence treated unless usage usually verb voice walking words worth writer