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

Exercise and reference answers

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

Explanation