A Pocket Style Manual

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A Pocket Style Manual

• By Diana Hacker

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A Pocket Style Manualby Diana Hacker

• A Pocket Style Manual
• by Diana Hacker
• Fourth Edition
• Clarity, grammar, punctuation, mechanics,
  research, MLA, APA, Chicago, usage, grammatical
  terms
• ISBN 0-312-40684-3

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A Pocket Style Manualby Diana Hacker

• Tighten Wordy Sentences
• Make a distinction between inflated and empty
  prose and vigorous and concise writing.

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A Pocket Style Manualby Diana Hacker

• Tighten Wordy Sentences
• Along the lines of like
• At the present time now
• Because of the fact that because
• By means of by
• Due to the fact that because
• For the reason that because
• In order to to
• In spite of the fact that although
• In the event that if
• Until such time as until

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A Pocket Style Manualby Diana Hacker

• Use Active Verbs
• The coolant pumps were destroyed by a surge of
  power. passive
• A surge of power destroyed the coolant
  pumps. active
• The subject of the sentence should do something
  to the objects of the verb.