alanchianggg wrote:
Great article! But is there any chance that the error is in the descriptive phrases and prepositional phrases we cross out?
Yes, there certainly can be if the descriptive phrase is part of the underlined portion of the sentence.
But generally, these descriptive phrases are short enough that if there are any errors - they are easy to spot.
The purpose of "cutting the fluff" - is to make it easier to spot the sentence STRUCTURE. Remember, based on the structure descriptive phrases are positioned to modify certain key words or phrases - but we won't be able to decipher which ones if we cannot identify the STRUCTURE.
Cutting the FLUFF lets us quickly strip down all the fluff and see the CORE of the sentence. From there, it will be much easier to spot mistakes. Mistakes in descriptive phrases will be easier to spot as well.