When trying to write in 500 words, one must not add "fluff" and excess information. which of the following is the best reason why a writer should get rid of obvious padding?
a. it makes the writer sound unsure of the position and circling around a few ideas without explanation
b. the reader can tell it's padding and the writer is simply trying to meet the word requirement
c. it lessens the value of the paper and the writer is not taken seriously

Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." and indeed there will be time to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ” time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”] my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [they will say: “but how his arms and legs are thin! ”] do i dare disturb the universe? in a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him?

Which sentence uses whether correctly

The denouement comes at the beginning of a story a. true b. false