结束语 地址 便笺卡 介绍信 第七章 错误：错误 名家失手 例子和纠正 冗长错误 权威作家们犯过的语法错误 第八章 可以避免的陷阱：常见的绊脚石 独特的结构 误用的词汇形态 就近原则 省略 拆开动词不定式 松散的分词 破碎的句式结构 双重否定 时态的顺序 人称的顺序 过去时—过去分词 介词和宾格 代词 用SO不用THAT 第九章 风格：措辞 纯粹 规范 准确 措辞 纯粹 规范 简洁 清晰 一致性 力度 和谐 作者的特色表达 风格的种类 第十章 建议：写作方法 写作内容 正确地说话 优秀的演说家 第十一章 俚语：俚语起源 美式俚语 外来俚语 第十二章 新闻写作：写作资格 合适的写作对象 写作方向 第十三章 措辞：短词 词的重要性 盎格鲁—撒克逊文化 第十四章 英语语言：开头 不同的来源 现在 第十五章 优秀作家及他们的文学著作：伟大的作家 分类 世界名著 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH Vocabulary—Parts of Speech—Requisites THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN A NUTSHELL DEFINITIONS THREE ESSENTIALS CHAPTER II ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR Divisions of Grammar—Definitions—Etymology DIVISIONS OF GRAMMAR LETTERS SYLLABLES AND WORDS THE PARTS OF SPEECH CONJUGATION CONJUGATION OF “To Love” CHAPTER III THE SENTENCE Different Kinds—Arrangement of Words—Paragraph ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE SENTENCE CLASSIFICATION THE PARAGRAPH CHAPTER IV FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Figures of Speech—Definitions and Examples —Use of Figures CHAPTER V PUNCTUATION Principal Points—Illustrations—Capital Letters CAPITAL LETTERS CHAPTER VI LETTER WRITING Principles of Letter-Writing—Forms—Notes THE HEADING SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS NOTES FORMAL INVITATIONS NOTES OF INTRODUCTION CHAPTER VII ERRORS Mistakes—Slips of Authors—Examples and Corrections—Errors of Redundancy GRAMMATICAL ERRORS OF STANDARD AUTHORS CHAPTER VIII PITFALLS TO AVOID Common Stumbling Blocks—Peculiar Constructions—Misused Forms ATTRACTION ELLIPSIS THE SPLIT INFINITIVE LOOSE PARTICIPLES BROKEN CONSTRUCTION DOUBLE NEGATIVE SEQUENCE OF TENSES SEQUENCE OF PERSON PAST TENSE—PAST PARTICIPLE PREPOSITIONS AND THE OBJECTIVE CASE THE PRONOUNS THAT FOR SO CHAPTER IX STYLE Diction—Purity—Propriety—Precision DICTION PURITY PROPRIETY SIMPLICITY CLEARNESS UNITY STRENGTH HARMONY EXPRESSIVE OF WRITER KINDS OF STYLE CHAPTER X SUGGESTIONS How to Write—What to Write—Correct Speaking and Speakers CHAPTER XI SLANG Origin—American Slang—Foreign Slang CHAPTER XII WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS Qualification—Appropriate Subjects—Directions CHAPTER XIII CHOICE OF WORDS Small Words—Their Importance—The Anglo-Saxon Element CHAPTER XIV ENGLISH LANGUAGE Beginning—Different Sources—The Present CHAPTER XV MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE Great Authors—Classification—The World’s Best Books
