| The Elements of Style | 1 |
| Chapter 1 Introductory | 2 |
| Chapter 2 Elementary Rules of Usage | 3 |
| 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's. | 3 |
| 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last. | 5 |
| 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas. | 6 |
| 4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause. | 7 |
| 5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma. | 8 |
| 6. Do not break sentences in two. | 9 |
| 7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject. | 10 |
| 8. Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation. | 11 |
| Chapter 3 Elementary Principles of Composition | 12 |
| 1. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic. | 12 |
| 2. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning. | 14 |
| 3. Use the active voice. | 15 |
| 4. Put statements in positive form. | 16 |
| 5. Omit needless words. | 17 |
| 6. Avoid a succession of loose sentences. | 18 |
| 7. Express co-ordinate ideas in similar form. | 19 |
| 8. Keep related words together. | 20 |
| 9. In summaries, keep to one tense. | 21 |
| 10. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end. | 22 |
| Chapter 4 A Few Matters of Form | 23 |
| Chapter 5 Words and Expressions Commonly Misused | 24 |
| Chapter 6 Words Commonly Misspelled | 25 |
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