Art of Styling Sentences

Barron's Educational Series, Ann Longknife, K.D. Sullivan

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9780764147838
• eBook ISBN:
  9781438083353
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Creative Writing
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

A must-have for any student or aspiring writer, this book reviews the fundamentals of good sentence structure: Conventions of writing style change in subtle ways with passing years—a fact that prompts the need for periodic revisions of books like this one. The authors review the fundamentals of good sentence structure and then go on to describe twenty basic sentence patterns that encompass virtually every effective way of writing sentences in English. They also draw on passages by current prominent writers, using these examples to show how varying rhythm and sentence patterns can result in elegant writing styles that keep their readers interested. Exercises with answers and explanations appear throughout the text. Overflowing with practical and useful advice, this little gem will change the way people write.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Suggestions for the Instructor
• Suggestions for the Student
• 1 The Sentence
• 2 The Twenty Patterns
• 3 Sentences Grow
• 4 Figurative Language in Sentences
• 5 The Twenty Patterns—In Print
• Appendix