规则十四 避免连续使用松散的句子 规则十五 使用相同的结构表达并列的意思 规则十六 将相关的词放在一起 规则十七 在总结中,要用同一种时态 规则十八 将强调的词放在句末 第四章 关于格式的几个问题 第五章 容易用错的词和表达法 第六章 容易拼错的词 Ⅰ INTRODUCTORY Ⅱ ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1 Form the possessive singular of nouns with’s. 2 In a series of three or more terms with a sngle cojunction,use a comm fter each trm except t. 3 Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas. 4 Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause. Ⅲ ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION 5 Do not join independent clauses by a comma. 6 Do not break sentenccs in two. 7 A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentenc must refer to the grammatical subjec. 8 Divide words at line-ends.in accordance with their formation and pronunciatio. 9 Make the paragraph the unil of composition:one pargraph to each topi. 10 As a rule,begin each paragraph wllh a topic sentence;end it in conformity with the beginnin. 11 Use the active voice. 12 Put slatements in postive form. 13 Omit needless words. 14 Avoid a succession of loose sentences. 15 Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form. 16 Kepp related words together. 17 In summaries.keep to one tense. 18 Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end. Ⅳ A FEW MATTERS OF FORM Ⅴ WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED Ⅵ WORDS OFTEN MISSPELLED 读者心声 写作必备的工具 Essential Writer’s Tool 堪称经典 Deservedly a classic 仍然是最好的 Still the Best 不带这本书不要出门 Don’t Leave Home Without It 简洁是永远的 Clarity is timeless 写作者的圣经 The Writer’s Bible 提高写作的最好建议 Great Advice for Better Writing