ublic had grown accustomed; and had no
desire to resort to bloodshed and the destruction of property.

Right: He explained _that_ the strikers asked only a fair
hearing, since their contentions were misunderstood; _that_
they were by no means in favor of the violent measures to which
the public had grown accustomed; and _that_ they had no desire
to resort to bloodshed and the destruction of property.

Exercise:

1. The place is often visited by fishermen who catch some
strange varieties of fish and especially summer tourists.

2. The worth of a man depends upon his character, not his
possessions. 3. He was delighted with that part of the city
which overlooked the harbor and bay, and especially the citadel
on the highest point.

4. Although he was so youthful in appearance that the
recruiting officer must have known he was under twenty-one, and
had not yet become a fully naturalized citizen, his effort to
enlist met with immediate success.

5. In the course of his speech he said that he was a foreigner,
he came to this country when he was fourteen years old, landing
in New York with his only possessions tied in a handkerchief,
went to work in an iron foundry, and after many years of toil
he found himself at the head of a great industry.

=Repetition of Connective with a Loss in Clearness=

=38. Do not complicate thought by persistent repetition of elements
beginning with _that_, _which_, _of_, _for_, or _but_, and NOT parallel
in structure.=

Complicated repetition of _that_: He gave a quarter to the boy
that brought the paper that printed the news that the war was
ended. [_That_, _which_, and _who_ are often used carelessly to
form a chain of subordinate clauses. Three successive
subordinations are all that a reader can possibly keep
straight; ordinarily a writer should not exceed two. But in
parallel structure (See 30 and 37) the number of _that_,
_which_, or _who_ clauses does not matter; a writer may
fill a page with them and not confuse the reader at all.]

Right: He gave the boy a quarter for bringing him the paper
with the news that the war was ended.

Complicated repetition of _of_: The East Side Civics Club is an
organization of helpers of the helpless of the lower classes of
the city.

Right: The East Side Civic