The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... construction is a convenient means of condensation ; it also promotes flexibility of style by obviating the too constant recurrence of principal verbs . Being , however , a subordinated construction , it needs careful adjustment to the ...
... construction is a convenient means of condensation ; it also promotes flexibility of style by obviating the too constant recurrence of principal verbs . Being , however , a subordinated construction , it needs careful adjustment to the ...
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... construction . EXAMPLES . —Notice , in the following , how the amended constructions pro- mote the clearness and smoothness of the sentence : “ lle had good reason to believe that the delay was not an accident ( accidental ) but ...
... construction . EXAMPLES . —Notice , in the following , how the amended constructions pro- mote the clearness and smoothness of the sentence : “ lle had good reason to believe that the delay was not an accident ( accidental ) but ...
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With Illustrative Examples 1887 John Franklin Genung. main divisions . Like construction between headings is as impor- tant as like construction between clauses of a sentence . EXAMPLES . - A heading may be stated either in the ...
With Illustrative Examples 1887 John Franklin Genung. main divisions . Like construction between headings is as impor- tant as like construction between clauses of a sentence . EXAMPLES . - A heading may be stated either in the ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
Copyright | |
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