Question

Which words should be removed from this sentence to make it

clearer and more concise? "The gray and white striped cat ran away

when I came in the door, and now it is hiding under my parents' big

bed with the green and blue plaid blanket and the fancy pillows."

Answer 1

You should remove "gray and white", "away", "big", "green and blue", and "fancy". These are all unnecessary adjectives or adverbs that take away from the main idea.