2.8 Simplicity (Cutting Clutter) Quiz
- Due Feb 9, 2022 at 11:59pm
- Points 5
- Questions 5
- Available until Feb 18, 2022 at 11:59pm
- Time Limit None
- Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This quiz asks you to "cut the clutter" described in "On Writing Well."
Remember: Clutter consists of unnecessary/redundant words.
For example, in the following sentence, the clutter is in brackets:
[I think that] it was a [negative] misfortune that we ran into that [evil] fiend.
REVISED TO BE CLEANER/CLEARER: It was a misfortune that we ran into that fiend.
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