ISBN: 0091152518
Godina izdanja: 1973
Jezik: Engleski
Vrsta: Jezički priručnici
Autor: Strani

O. M. Thomson - A Matter of Style
Hutchinson, 1973
116 str.
meki povez
stanje: vrlo dobro

A practical guide for GCE
candidates at O and A level

Contents
Short sentences
2 Long sentences
3 Short and long together
4 Questions
5 Dead words
6 Dead expressions
7 `Also`
8 Incomplete sentences
9 Tenses
10 `So` and `such`
11 `Is when`
12 `This`, `which`, and `showing`
13 Pronouns
14 Conjunctions
15 Prepositions
16 Tautology and redundance
17 Forced imagery
18 Choosing the specific adjective or adverb
19 Choosing the simple word
20 Avoiding the undignified word
21 `Thing`
22 `Just` and `simply`
23 `Says`, `calls`, and `gets`
24 `Add to`, `increase`, and `lessen`
25 Abstract and concrete
26 Active and passive
27 Full-stops and commas
28 Colons, dashes, and semi-colons
29 Presenting quotations
30 Introducing quotations: doubling the quotation
31 Introducing quotations: failing to explain the context
32 Introducing quotations: the `run-through`
THE EXERCISES
O Level English Language
O Level English Literature
A Level English Literature


Non-Fiction, Grammar