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25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way
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Ideal for literature enthusiasts seeking fresh insights into sentence craft and for writers wanting to enhance their writing skills beyond grammar rules.
For curious readers and aspiring writers, a guide to what makes a sentence sing.
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Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison, Neil Armstrong, Jack Kerouac, Yoda: these are just a handful of the writers and speakers whose words are parsed in this diverting romp through sentences culled from poems, essays, speeches, songs, fiction, and film.
In chapters titled for distinctive features, such as "U-turn" and "impossibility," master teacher Geraldine Woods deftly reveals the underlying craft that goes into the creation of a memorable sentence. Literature lovers will be delighted to discover new authors and revisit favourite passages from a fresh perspective. And writers who want to stretch their skills by following the prompts in each chapter may well find themselves feeling as Henry James did when he wrote, βI have many irons on the fire, and am bursting with writableness.β
This is a must-read book for any resister of grammar-bound, sentence-diagramming analysis who wants to understand the art that lifts a sentence from good to great.
25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way by Geraldine Woods is your guide to mastering the art of sentence construction and discovering the magic behind some of the most memorable lines in literature and beyond.
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Praised by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, Woods is described as an engaging and entertaining language enthusiast whose dry wit enlivens the reading experience. Her deep literary knowledge and writing expertise shine as she provides additional sentences for further exploration of structure, style and word choice in the featured examples.
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ISBN: 9781324004851
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 August 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 163.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 552g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Geraldine Woods has taught every level of English from fifth grade through Advanced Placement at both St. Jean Baptiste High School and The Horace Mann School in New York City. She is the author of more than fifty books, including Independent Study That Works: Designing a Successful Program, Sentence.: A Period to Period Guide to Building Better Readers and Writers, and 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way. She is also the creator of the Grammarian in the City blog, which explores a variety of topics related to language, grammar, and writing. She lives in New York City.
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