Writing forceful sentences : part 2

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Date
1955
Summary
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.
Contributors
Edwin L. Peterson; WQED; Carl Freeborn; Larry Flavin
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genre
Educational
Subjects
English language; Grammar; Writing
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States

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