Writing Forceful Sentences, Part 2

Discusses five devices for putting power into sentences. Includes (1) arranging words in order of importance, (2) keeping the main idea in the main clause, (3) keeping the minor clause at the beginning, and the major clause at the end, (4) keeping the reader in suspense until the end, and (5) arranging words in an unnatural order. Examples of simple, powerful sentences are read.

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  1. Exact Small Things 1956
  2. From Sentences To Paragraphs, Pt 1 1956
  3. From Sentences To Paragraphs, Pt 2 1956
  4. From Sentences To Paragraphs, Pt 3 1956
  5. Nouns And Verbs Vs Adjectives And Adverbs 1956
  6. Sentence Variety And Grammar 1956
  7. Significance In Writing 1956
  8. Style In Writing, Pt 1 1956
  9. Style In Writing, Pt 2 1956
  10. The Quill - Introduction 1956
  11. The Quill - Summary 1956
  12. Writing Forceful Sentences, Pt 1 1956
  13. Writing Forceful Sentences, Pt 2 1956
  14. From Sentences to Paragraphs, Part 1 1958
  15. Style in Writing, Part 1 1958
  16. Writing Forceful Sentences, Part 1 1958
  17. Writing Forceful Sentences, Part 2 1958
  18. Exact Small Things 1961

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