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Grammar and Style
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Grammar and Style

by Mark Peters
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
352 pages
6h 29m
English
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CHAPTER11

The Seven Cs of Good Writing

In This Chapter

  • Another way to look at style and grammar
  • Applying the seven Cs to your writing
  • The importance of following style guides
  • Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
  • How and why to avoid plagiarism

As discussed in Chapter 2, alliteration can be a very useful literary device. It’s particularly helpful for making something memorable, and this is true of the seven Cs of good writing.

These are seven words, all starting with the letter C, that should describe your writing. When your head is spinning from thinking about phrases, semicolons, participles, and gerunds, it can help to look at the big picture. ...

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ISBN: 9781615644407