The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-15

from the consequent clauses.
| 20. Dependent clauses preceded by
Chat" should De kept distinct from hose
that are independent.
49, Where there are several infiG1tives,
those that are dependent on the same
wcrd must be kept distlct from those that
a1o not.
30 The principle of suspense.
sou. It is violation Of the principle
of suspense to introduce unexpectedly at
the end Of a long sentence some short
and unemphatic clause beginning with
| (a) mot" % "nhicb."
81. Suspense must not be excessive.
80. In sentence with off" when"
Thought" ETC., put theft clause, ;" ante
cedent, or protasis, first.
3D. Suspense is gained by placing
2articiple or adjective that qualities the
subject before the subject.
81. Suspeusiye conjunctions, 6. fg.
"either, ""not only "on the one hand"
etc, add clearness.
IS. Repeat the subject where its
omission would cause obscurity or
ambiguity.
Sc. Repeat proposition after utter
venng conjunction, especially if verb
and an object intervene.
81. Repeat conjunctioDs, auxiliary
verbs andepronominal adjectives.
80 Repeat verbs altar conjunctions
"than," cas-" etc.
80. Repeat the subject or some other
emphatic word, or summary of what
has been said, ii the sentence is so long
that it is difficult to keep the thread of
meaning unbroken.
So Clearness is increased when the
beginning of the sentence prepares the
way for the middle and the middle for
the end, toe whole forming
kind of ascent. This ascent is called
"climax."
40. When the thought is expected 10
ascend, but descends' feebleness, and
sometimes confusion, is the result. The
descent is called "bathos."
40 a. A new construction should not
be introd uced unexpectedly.
Il. Antithesis adds force and otter
clearress.
40. Epigram.
43. Let each sentence have one, and
only one. principal subject Of thought.
Avoid heterogeneous sentences.
A. The connection between different
sentences must be kept up by adverbs
used as conjunctioDs or by means of
some other connecting words at the
beginning of The sentence.
As. The connection between two long
sentences or paragraphs sometimes re.
quires short Intervening sertece shows
ing the transition of thought
III. BREvITY.
49, Metaphor is briefer than literal
statement.
II. General terms are briefer though
less forCible than particular terms.
Al q. A phrase may sometimes be ex-
pressed by word.
As. Participates may often be used as i
brief (though sometimes ambiguous
equivalents Of phrases containing con-
functions and verbs
40. Participates adject'ves participal
adjectives and nouns may be used as
equivalents for phrases containing the
relative.
so. A statement may sometimes he /
briefly implied instead of being express
ed at length.
81. Conjunctlons may be omitted
Adverbs, e, @. "very," 49," Exaggera-
ted spishsts, e. g. "incalculable,"
unprecedented"
81 a. The imperative may be used
for "if," etc.
SO. Apposition may be used. so as to
convert two sentences into one.
SO. Condensation may be effected by
not repeating Q) the common subject of
several verbs; (s) the common object of
several verbs or propositions.
81. Tautology. Repeating what may
be implied.
SIS. Parenthesis may be used with