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The entertaining examples, from sources as diverse as mark twain, the bible and wine bottle labels, illustrate the bones, flesh, cardinal sins, and carnal pleasures of each grammatical point. With its crisp, witty tone, sin and syntax covers grammars ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets such as how to usegasp. Sin and syntax how to craft wickedly effective prose. Ship structural analysis and design hughes pdf, click this link to download or read online. Constance hale has been working as a writer, editor, and literary coach for 30 years. Its not often that a grammar book causes grins, giggles, even guffaws, but constance hale s sin and syntax is not an ordinary grammar book. How to craft wicked good prose, by constance hale, is one of those rare grammar guides you can take pleasure in reading front to back because its so engaging, witty, and illuminating. Sin and syntax lesson plans for teachers created by constance hale, to be used in conjunction with sin and syntax. Grotto member connie hale will lead you through a series of hilarious exercises to perk up your writing in surprising ways.
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Constance hale has transformed writing reference shelves with her irreverent books on languagewhich are used in writing classes around the world. How to craft wicked good prose, which is used in ap english classes and college composition classes across the globe. Charles harrington elster, in the san diego uniontribun e. Constance hales lesson plans handouts sin and syntax. At last, its time to introduce the parts of speech. Publication date 1999 topics english language, creative writing, report writing publisher new york. Publication date 1999 topics english language, creative writing, report writing publisher. Sin and syntax recaps this on page 12, and vex, hex, smash, smooch recaps some of the history on pages 9092, which i.
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