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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 →

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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these statements about Strunk's rules are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Omit needless words
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Strunk's rule is the opposite.
      Item
      Add words for weight
    3. Explanation
      Rule 5 forbids exactly that.
      Item
      Join clauses with a lone comma
    4. Explanation
      Rule 12 asks for definite, specific, concrete language.
      Item
      Prefer vague to concrete language
Each trap inverts a rule of usage. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Rule of usage, or principle of composition?

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Items
  1. Item
    Form the possessive singular with 's
    Category
    Rule of usage
  2. Item
    Enclose parenthetic expressions in commas
    Category
    Rule of usage
  3. Item
    Do not join independent clauses by a comma
    Category
    Rule of usage
  4. Item
    Use the active voice
    Category
    Principle of composition
  5. Item
    Omit needless words
    Category
    Principle of composition
  6. Item
    Make the paragraph the unit of composition
    Category
    Principle of composition
Categories
  1. Item
    Rule of usage
  2. Item
    Principle of composition
Strunk separates the two, and so do exam questions. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Flip and pair: rule with its point

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Active voice
    B
    let the subject act
  2. A
    Positive form
    B
    say what is, not what is not
  3. A
    Omit needless words
    B
    every word must earn its place
  4. A
    Topic sentence
    B
    opens the paragraph
  5. A
    Parallel form
    B
    co-ordinate ideas look alike
  6. A
    Emphatic position
    B
    the end of the sentence
Six of the rules, in short form. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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