Practice: Revising wordy sentences

Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

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

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 1

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 2

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In an emergency, you may exit out of the building through the back doors.

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Wordy sentences 3 – 3

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 4

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 5

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The lake near our summer house is larger in size than Swift’s Pond.

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Wordy sentences 3 – 6

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 7

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The northbound traffic crawled slowly for miles, while the southbound traffic moved at the speed limit.

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Wordy sentences 3 – 8

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Wolves and other predators have coexisted together with humans for thousands of years.

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Wordy sentences 3 – 9

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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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Wordy sentences 3 – 10
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