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Order the steps: tighten a sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Rule of usage, or principle of composition?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: rule with its pointRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: punctuation rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Applying the principlesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catchRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the composition principlesRead the answer and worked solution →More of Strunk's rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: sentence structureRead the answer and worked solution →Which rule is being applied?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of the active voiceRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of the passive voiceRead the answer and worked solution →Active or passive?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: voiceRead the answer and worked solution →Naming the voiceRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: turn an active sentence passiveRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: why the passive is usedRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence in the passive voiceRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: voice with its signatureRead the answer and worked solution →Which sentence element moved?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: turn a passive sentence activeRead the answer and worked solution →

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Order the steps: tighten a sentence

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Steps
  1. Find the real subject and the real action
  2. Rewrite it in the active voice
  3. State it positively rather than as a denial
  4. Cut every word that adds nothing
  5. Move the words you want emphasised to the end
Strunk's advice, applied as a procedure. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Assertion and reason

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  1. Reason
    It must refer to the grammatical subject, and often does not.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    A participial opening can make a sentence absurd.
  2. Reason
    It names the actor directly instead of routing round the object.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    The active voice usually makes a sentence shorter.
  3. Reason
    A comma can separate items in a series.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    Two independent clauses may be joined by a comma.
  4. Reason
    The end is the position a reader remembers.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    Emphatic words belong at the end of a sentence.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Two are true, one is not

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  1. False statement
    Prefer the passive voice
    Statements
    1. Use the active voice
    2. Omit needless words
    3. Prefer the passive voice
  2. False statement
    Scatter related words for variety
    Statements
    1. Scatter related words for variety
    2. Keep related words together
    3. Put emphatic words at the end
  3. False statement
    A paragraph should cover several topics
    Statements
    1. A paragraph handles one topic
    2. A paragraph should cover several topics
    3. A topic sentence usually opens it
The false line inverts one of the rules. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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