Which principle does this illustrate?

Exercise and reference answers

Items

1. Item

   Prefer 'he wrote it' to 'it was written by him'

   Category

   Use the active voice

2. Item

   Let the subject do the acting

   Category

   Use the active voice

3. Item

   Cut every word that earns nothing

   Category

   Omit needless words

4. Item

   Prefer 'because' to 'due to the fact that'

   Category

   Omit needless words

5. Item

   Prefer 'he forgot' to 'he did not remember'

   Category

   Put statements in positive form

6. Item

   Say what something is, not what it is not

   Category

   Put statements in positive form

Categories

1. Item

   Use the active voice

2. Item

   Omit needless words

3. Item

   Put statements in positive form

Explanation