A Absolute construction Abstract words, 164 verbs, 14, 86 Adjective modifiers, 19, 103 placement of, 106 General Index Climactic order, 80 for emphasis, 47 to enclose, 46 to separate, 45 with restrictive modifiers, 47 basis for faulty, 1 dependence on rules, 26 vocabulary vs. thought, 163 by avoiding padding, 96 by avoiding passive voice, 98 by avoiding roundabout phrases, 96 by avoiding static phrases, 99 by combining sentences, 100 by reducing syntactical weight, 94 as symptom of poor writing, 37 as links, 135 list of uses, 136 Connotation defined, 67 effect on people, 68 use in slanted writing, 68 consequently at beginning of sentence, 105 placement of, 105 Context basis for determining subject, 85 Coordinating conjunctions as links, 133-35 in parallel constructions, 50-52, 122 and clear thinking, 148, 149, 153 style of, 160 193 |