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 #### Events
 
-React attaches event handlers to components using a camelCase naming convention. We attach an onSubmit handler to the form that clear the form fields if the user has entered text in both.
+React attaches event handlers to components using a camelCase naming convention. We attach an onSubmit handler to the form that clears the form fields when the form is submitted with valid input.
 
 `React.autoBind()` is a simple way to ensure that a method is always bound to its component. Inside the method, `this` will be bound to the component instance.