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Exercise 2: Conciseness INSTRUCTIONS: Follow The Instructions For Each Section Below. Using Simple Words

The document provides instructions for a conciseness exercise involving rewriting passages to be more concise by using simpler words, avoiding redundant and wordy phrases, and eliminating unnecessary words. The exercise includes rewriting sentences to use fewer words and consolidating wordy phrases into single words.

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Exercise 2: Conciseness INSTRUCTIONS: Follow The Instructions For Each Section Below. Using Simple Words

The document provides instructions for a conciseness exercise involving rewriting passages to be more concise by using simpler words, avoiding redundant and wordy phrases, and eliminating unnecessary words. The exercise includes rewriting sentences to use fewer words and consolidating wordy phrases into single words.

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Exercise 2: Conciseness

INSTRUCTIONS: Follow the instructions for each section below.

USING SIMPLE WORDS


Substitute simpler and more common words for each of these words.

accelerate    deceased

endeavor minimize

ultimate lacerations

depart currently

imbibe locate

reside inquire

massive feasible

utilize stated

incarcerate obtain

apprehend commence

AVOIDING REDUNDANT PHRASES


Do not rewrite the following phrases; simply cross off the unnecessary words.

absolutely complete honest truth

flatly rejected future plans

qualified expert awkward predicament

costs the sum of fully engulfed

small in size dead body

armed gunman calm down

brilliant genius free of charge

totally destroyed filled to capacity

blame it on crisis situation

postponed until later my personal opinion

AVOIDING WORDY PHRASES


Use a single word to replace each of these phrases.
a great deal of gave their approval of

due to the fact that arrived at a decision

in the vicinity of made a motion

is hopeful that stated the point that

take into consideration at this point in time

united together in holy


was in possession of
matrimony

at which time caused injuries to

proceeded to leave be acquainted with

consensus of opinion draw to a close

despite the fact that in the event that

ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY WORDS


Eliminate the unnecessary words from the following sentences. The sentences do not have to be
rewritten; simply cross off the words that are not needed.

1. Anyone may participate if they would like to.

2. Before the robbers left, they also took some liquor.

3. At the present time, the company employs about 50 truck drivers.

4. The nationwide poll showed that only 41 percent of the population support the bill.

5. Police officers reached the scene of the accident and began the investigation.

REWRITING WORDY SENTENCES


Rewrite the following sentences, eliminating as many words as possible.

1. He said the cost of putting on the program will be about $500.

2. The police officer opened fire, shooting six times at the suspect.

3. Sanchez was taken to Memorial Hospital and is in fair condition there.

4. They told the mayor that there was not much time left before she would have to make an
announcement on the decision.

5. Of the 10 stock car drivers interviewed, eight felt like it is inevitable that you are going to have
some injuries and deaths among the people participating in their races.

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