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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 →Match each pair of words to the distinctionRead the answer and worked solution →Fewer or less?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: commonly misused wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Compare to, or compare with?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the shall and will ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cutRead the answer and worked solution →Due to, and other trapsRead 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 →Noun or verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more usage entriesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: fix a misused wordRead the answer and worked solution →Choosing the right wordRead the answer and worked solution →

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Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catch

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Two clauses joined by a bare comma
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      A dangling participial opening
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Padding like 'due to the fact that'
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      A correctly placed topic sentence
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      An active-voice sentence
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    A problem Strunk's rules catch
The rules exist because these errors are common. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Complete the composition principles

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    active
    Choices
    1. active
    2. passive
    3. middle
  2. Answer
    positive
    Choices
    1. positive
    2. negative
    3. conditional
  3. Answer
    Omit
    Choices
    1. Omit
    2. Add
    3. Repeat
Complete the statement
Use the {0} voice. Put statements in {1} form. {2} needless words.
Three of the best known rules. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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More of Strunk's rules

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Questions
  1. Question
    Co-ordinate ideas should be expressed in
    Choices
    1. varied form
    2. the passive
    3. similar form
    Correct choice
    similar form
  2. Question
    Related words should be kept
    Choices
    1. together
    2. apart
    3. at the end
    Correct choice
    together
  3. Question
    In summaries, keep to
    Choices
    1. several tenses
    2. one tense
    3. the future
    Correct choice
    one tense
  4. Question
    A succession of loose sentences should be
    Choices
    1. encouraged
    2. alternated
    3. avoided
    Correct choice
    avoided
Straight recall of the numbered rules. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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