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True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →Which principle does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the rules backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the paragraph rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: compositionRead the answer and worked solution →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 →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of BRAVERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of HONESTRead the answer and worked solution →Which headword does this belong under?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the nearest synonymRead the answer and worked solution →Match each headword to a synonym from its entryRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what a synonym isRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the word that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: headword with a synonymRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists under ABANDONRead the answer and worked solution →

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True or false: commas and clauses

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Two independent clauses may be joined by a comma alone.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Parenthetic expressions are enclosed between commas.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A comma goes before a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate clause.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A sentence may be broken in two with a full stop for no reason.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    In a series of three or more terms, commas separate the terms.
Two of the commonest errors in the paper are exactly these. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Complete the rule on participial phrases

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    participial
    Choices
    1. participial
    2. prepositional
    3. relative
  2. Answer
    grammatical
    Choices
    1. grammatical
    2. logical
    3. implied
Complete the statement
A {0} phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the {1} subject of that sentence.
The rule that governs dangling modifiers. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Tap every principle of composition Strunk gives

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  1. Items
    1. Text
      Use the active voice
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Omit needless words
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Put statements in positive form
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Use definite, specific, concrete language
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Always write in the passive voice
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Prefer long words to short ones
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    A rule Strunk actually gives
The composition rules, mixed with plausible non-rules. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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