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Correction Redundancy WordinessSet 3

1Find the best correction:The cake was delicious, tasty, and full of flavor.

2Dialogues should not contain information which is irrelevant or rarely needed. Every extra unit of information in a dialogue competes with the relevant units of information and diminishes their relative visibility.

3What is a good suggestion for conciseness in writing?

4Rewrite the following sentences to eliminate wordiness: Why do I train so hard? I train so hard because I want to be the best athlete I can be.

5Correct the sentence: "I never heard nothing like that before."

6Many managers are tempted to do things themselves and avoid controlling.

7What is the best fix for sentence wordiness?

8We really should meet sometimes soon to discuss the details.

9There are some general recommendations in your essay but you must be more .....

10In each of the following sentences you have to remove a word to make them grammatically correct. Identify that word which needs to be removed. 1. He went to work despite of his illness.

11Computers now (A) allow us to do things(B) that were (C)hardly (D) imaginative only a few years ago.

12Slashing wordy expressions, getting rid of long lead-ins, dropping fillers, and rejecting redundancies are all ways of making your writing more .....

13Concise messages save time, catch attention by their terseness and reduce noise.

14If the sentence is correct, write correct. Otherwise, write the word that needs to be corrected.Doctor Jonathan McPhearson recently became pastor of the church in our town.

15What change should be done in the sentence?This here program is for the Grade 3 students.

16Find the mistake (if any) and choose the correct the sentence:The software that I bought it online was very useful.

17I think maybe I might possibly have met them all.

18The questions test your knowledge of whether material is strictly essential to the passage, or whether it could be said simply.

19Best edit: "the jingling that of his bamboo woke us up"

20I like (A) the book (B) which Jane (C) told me to (D) read it.

21Determine if there is a double negative in the sentence. I don't need any new clothes.

22ZOMBIE SENTENCE! Correct ALL the excessive nominalization(s):The solution to the problem is to make changes to the regulations.

23To correct the double negative in the sentence 'She doesn't want no help with her project,' which word should replace 'no' to make it grammatically correct?

24Limit paragraph, words and sentence length

25Reporters should revise their writings which makes the meaning of story clearer, crispier and simpler.

26Is the following sentence correct or incorrect?Don't get no fries with your order.

27What should a writer focus on during the 'Remove' step of the ARMS strategy?

28That these skills are transferable across professions, which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students

29Which word is not needed? man tall race the finished the wanted easily

30Although initial success can be rewarding, [the feeling of satisfaction can promptly wear off quickly].

31Concise communication is short and to the point, expressing ideas clearly in the fewest possible words.

32Which revision would LEAST improve precision?

33Correct this sentence:There are many species and types of birds that are all different

34Which word is not needed? Tuesday shopping mum I went out were my and last

35It was full of not wonderful inventions.

36Lengthy messages lead to confusion, hence the message should be::

37Due to the fact that is a wordy expression that could be shortened to the word(s) .....

38Cabrillo's expedition was not .....

39Correct the redundancy in the following sentence:'The old tradition has been going on for a long period of time.'

40What is the purpose of proofreading and editing in writing?

41Select the revision that removes wordiness while preserving meaning.

42True or False:The sentence "He doesn't never help with the dishes" is a grammatically correct way to say he avoids helping.

43Read this sentence:My sister used to play soccer, but she doesn't no more.How should this sentence be written correctly?

44She worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools.Which words should be deleted?

45She worked for the thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools. Which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentence should be deleted?

46When revising, what is important to cut out?

47Apply proper grammar rules to eliminate double negatives in the following sentence:'I can't get no satisfaction from this job.'

48This sentence is "correct" or "incorrect" ?Penny doesn't never exercise.

49I enjoyed the book that you told me to read it. A B C D

50Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: Each and every student must participate.

51To make your writing more 'concise', what should you do?

52Apply proper grammar rules to eliminate double negatives in the following sentence:'I don't want no one to know about the surprise.'

53How should sentence 18 be revised so that it does not repeat information?(18) People should be able to relax, and people should be able to enjoy a meal.

54Your friend texts you, 'I ain't got no money for the movies.' Which is the BEST way to correct this sentence for a school paper?

55She flew in a small aircraft trembling with fear.

56Which word or phrase should be deleted?Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift

57In the sentence 'I didn't see nothing, ' what is the correct way to rewrite it without a double negative?

58"There are three candidates running for the school board" is an example of a sentence with:

59Is this sentence grammatically correct? There isn't nobody who passed the test.

60Which of the following sentences demonstrates concise writing?

61What change needs be made in sentence 15?(15) Grandma's dad loved to think of ways for the family to have fun without spending no money.