Composition and Rhetoric
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ISBN13: 9780217462983
Paperback|9780217462983
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III THE SENTENCE Since the sentence is an important unit of expression, both in written and in oral composition, we must, if we are to write and speak correctly and effectively, understand the grammatical and rhetorical principles underlying good sentence structure. Grammar deals mainly with the relations which words, phrases, and clauses should bear to one another in sentences; thus it gives us the principles underlying correct sentence structure. Rhetoric, which deals with the sentence as a part of a larger unit, ? the paragraph, ?strives to make the sentence express the writer's thought so exactly that the reader will get the precise thought which is in the writer's mind. Thus rhetoric gives us the principles underlying effective sentence structure. The sentence as a unit in grammar is partially understood. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the sentence more fully in this aspect, and, in addition, to discuss its rhetorical classification. In chapter IV we study the qualities essential to good, effective sentence structure. DEVELOPMENT OF PHRASE, CLAUSE, AND SENTENCE In what respect are the following groups of words alike ? In what respect are they different ? A. 1. At the ringing of the bell. 2. When the bell rang. 3. The bell rang. B. 1. Hurrying to and fro in great confusion. 2. As they hurried to and fro in great confusion, 3. They hurried to and fro in great confusion. C. 1. To love thy neighbor as thyself. 2. If thou lovest thy neighbor as thyself. 3. Love thy neighbor as thyself. Groups 1, 2, and 3 of each division (vl, B, and (7) are alike in that the words in each are grammatically united and they express distinct ideas. Groups 1 and 2 of each division are alike in one respect: the ideas expressed in both a...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217462983 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217462987 |
| Weight | 0.99 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.68 In |
| List Price | $22.35 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 302 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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