Question

Read the excerpt from Ward’s The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies.

Now, the question of that other foot. By this time which “the other foot” is will have become quite evident; it is always the foot to which attention for the moment in not directed, and which consequently may meet unexpected disaster—a lost pedal, perhaps, with its accompanying inconveniences.

Which evaluation for clarity is most valid?

Both passages are clear in terms of their overall completeness, organization, and language.
Both passages would be clearer if they filled in the informational gaps to be more complete.
Korns’s passage is clear, but Ward’s passage would be easier to follow with more logical order.
Ward’s passage is clear, but Korns’s passage would be easier to follow with more precise language.

Answer 1

Korns’s passage is clear, but Ward’s passage would be easier to follow with more logical order.

Reason: Ward’s excerpt has an awkward sentence order and a missing/unclear antecedent (and a small grammatical slip: “in not directed” should be “is not directed”), which makes the meaning harder to follow. Reordering and making the referent explicit would improve clarity.