Question

Clustering can help a writer determine what?

Answer 1

Clustering is a type of prewriting that allows you to explore many ideas as soon as they occur to you. Like brainstorming or free associating, clustering allows you to begin without clear ideas.

Answer 2

Clustering (a type of pre-writing) helps a writer explore many ideas as they can in the instant it is thought of (the idea), and is usually recorded in the form of a document (or notes).