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Run the style gates

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Correct
    Concise
    Choices
    1. Concise
    2. Wordy
    3. Neither
  2. Correct
    Wordy
    Choices
    1. Concise
    2. Wordy
    3. Neither
  3. Correct
    End
    Choices
    1. Start
    2. End
    3. Middle
  4. Correct
    Action verb
    Choices
    1. Action verb
    2. Filler
    3. Neither
  5. Correct
    Filler
    Choices
    1. Action verb
    2. Filler
    3. Neither
  6. Correct
    Parallel
    Choices
    1. Parallel
    2. Mixed
    3. Neither
Instructions
Pick the stronger choice at every gate.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._
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