A former student of David Foster Wallace posted a class worksheet entitled, "IF NO ONE HAS YET TAUGHT YOU HOW TO AVOID OR REPAIR CLAUSES LIKE THE FOLLOWING, YOU SHOULD, IN MY OPINION, THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT SUING SOMEBODY, PERHAPS AS CO-PLAINTIFF WITH WHOEVER’S PAID YOUR TUITION". I'm pretty sure I didn't get any right. The answers and explanations are here. Links to an article by David Foster Wallace in Harper's, and an old essay by George Orwell are included in the 2nd link.
I spent yesterday at Barnes & Noble reading through Zadie Smith's new book, Changing My Mind, and she closes her book with a fantastic essay on DFW. Highly recommended.
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