EXERCISE 16–5 Wordy sentences
Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
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Trying to avoid the annoying salesperson, Marley quickly dashed out of the store and into the mall.
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When the US government began printing money in 1862, dollar bills were called “greenbacks” because of the fact that they were printed with green ink on one side.
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In an emergency, you may exit out of the building through the back doors.
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In my opinion, if Americans want to help the environment, they should start by cutting nearly all meat from their diet.
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Toby and Mae, who volunteer every Saturday at Memorial Rehab Center, enjoy helping the elderly and lively old patients regain their motor skills.
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The lake near our summer house is larger in size than Swift’s Pond.
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I bought a down-filled sleeping bag for the purpose of camping in the mountains in winter.
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The northbound traffic crawled slowly for miles, while the southbound traffic moved at the speed limit.
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Wolves and other predators have coexisted together with humans for thousands of years.
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The saplings that will be planted along Main Street arrived from Wilson’s farm by means of a train.
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