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In “Simplicity,” William Zinsser argues that cluttered writing is bad writing, however it can be fixed by eliminating all unnecessary or unclear words.

• no error
• run-on sentence
• comma splice
• sentence fragment

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The results of the study were inconclusive, therefore more research needs to be done on the topic.

• No Change
• inconclusive, but therefore
• inconclusive; therefore, 
• inconclusive, therefore, 

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Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family
• change I to me
• change river to River
• The sentence is correct.

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 By late morning, the crowd cheered as, welded to the two legs of the arch, the final section was hoisted up.

• NO CHANGE
• as the crowd cheered, the final section was hoisted up and welded to the two legs of the arch.
• as the crowd cheered, welded to the two legs of the arch, the final section was hoisted up.
• the final section was hoisted up as the crowd cheered and welded to the two legs of the arch.

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Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing, a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use.

• No Change. 
• Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing; a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use. 
• Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing, a hundred thousand pages--three times as much as what our competitors use.
• Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing—a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use. 

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My teacher read my paper she said it needed work.

• Sentence Fragment

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Run-On

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Which of the following is LEAST important on the essay?

• Planning an essay.

• Providing good examples and support.

• Polishing your essay.

• Writing a full introduction and conclusion.

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What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

During the civil war, many relatives fought against each other.

• Change civil war to Civil war

• Change civil war to Civil War

• Change relatives to Relatives

• Make no change

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Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family
• change I to me
• change river to River
• The sentence is correct.

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Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

• Change knew to new
• Change thrown to threw
• Change theirselves to themselves
• No change is needed.

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