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008			090930s2010 cau 001 0 eng
020			_a9781580087407
020			_a158008740X
035			_a15927388
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn444874706
040			_aDLC _cDLC _beng
041			_aeng
050	1	4	_aPE 1441 _bC334i 2010
082	0	0	_a808/.042076
100	1		_aCasagrande, June, _d1966- _95952
245	1	0	_aIt was the best of sentences, it was the worst of sentences : _ba writer's guide to crafting killer sentences / _cJune Casagrande.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aBerkeley [Calif.] : _bTen Speed Press, _cc2010.
300			_aix, 214 pages ; _c18 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aThe sentence : the writer's most important tool Who cares? Making sentences meaningful to your reader Conjunctions that kill : subordination Movable objects : understanding phrases and clauses Size matters : short versus long sentences Words gone wild : sentences that say nothing, or worse Words gone mild : choosing specific words over vague ones A frequently overstated case : the truth about adverbs Are your relatives essential? Relative clauses Antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers : prepositional phrases Dangler danger : participles and other danglers The writing was ignored by the reader : passives You will have been conjugating : other matters of tense The being and the doing are the killing of your writing : nominalizations The the : not-so-definite definite articles The writer and his father lamented his ineptitude : unclear antecedents To know them is to hating them : faulty and funky parallels Taking the punk out of punctuation : the problem with semicolons and parentheses You don't say : descriptive quotation attributions Trimming the fat : expressions that weigh down your sentences The major overhaul : streamlining even the most problematic sentences On breaking the 'rules" : knowing when to can the canons
520			_a"This humorous writing book from grammar columnist June Casagrande focuses on the sentence as the unit of meaning in writing, showing writing students and professional writers alike how to craft bold, effective, reader-serving sentences"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xSentences _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xParagraphs _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric _vProblems, exercises, etc.
650		4	_aInglés _xOraciones _vProblemas, ejercicios, etc. _942428
650		4	_aInglés _xComposición y ejercicios _91592
650		4	_aInglés _xPárrafos _vProblemas, ejercicios, etc. _95992
650		4	_aInglés _xRetórica _vProblemas, ejercicios, etc. _91591
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009040410-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009040410-d.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009040410-s.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009040410-t.html
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