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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise W2-3
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For each pair, choose the sentence that does not have any problems with wordiness.
Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
Example
Question
Correct. This sentence has no wordiness. The adverb immediately is unnecessary because it is redundant with the verb slammed. For more help, see section W2.
Sorry. This sentence is wordy. The adverb immediately is not necessary with the verb slammed, which carries the meaning of “suddenly” or “immediately.” For more help, see section W2.
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Question
Correct. This sentence is not wordy. For more help, see section W2.
Sorry. This sentence is wordy. The adverb really and the phrases on it and as well as are unnecessary, and of the current day is redundant with modern. For more help, see section W2.
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Question
Correct. This sentence has no wordiness. For more help, see section W2.
Sorry. This sentence has excess words in phrases like has an effect on, global world, and of things. In the other sentence, phrases have been reduced to single words. For more help, see section W2.
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Question
Correct. This sentence has no excess words. For more help, see section W2.
Sorry. This sentence is wordier than necessary. In the other sentence, a wordy second clause is reduced to two phrases. For more help, see section W2.
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Question
Correct. This sentence is not wordy. For more help, see section W2.
Sorry. This sentence is wordier than necessary. Started his day is redundant with At breakfast time. And in the other sentence, for breakfast is more concise than At breakfast time. For more help, see section W2.
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