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Every sentence must have an explicit subject + verb. Truth: Ellipsis allows for sentence fragments when the missing words are clearly understood.

Example: Coming to the show? B: Can’t. Work. A: Saturday too? B: Especially Saturday. A: Sorry to hear. Now go practice. Your sentences will thank you for what you don’t write.

This puzzle is more difficult than that one was.

James can play the guitar, and Rebecca can play the guitar too.

“Will you be attending the meeting?” “Yes, I will.”

“Will you be attending the meeting?” “Yes, I will be attending the meeting.”

We often think of good writing as including everything —every detail, every transition, every repeated phrase. But the most polished writers know a secret: sometimes, the best word is no word at all.

This puzzle is more difficult than that puzzle was difficult.