EXERCISE W2–1 Wordy sentences

EXERCISE W2-1Wordy sentences

Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below.

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.)

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who set a high standard for future leaders to meet.

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Suggested revision: Martin Luther King Jr. set a high standard for future leaders.
EXERCISE W2-1 Wordy sentences - Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below. 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.) - Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who set a high standard for future leaders to meet.

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Alice has been deeply in love with cooking since she was little and could first peek over the edge of a big kitchen tabletop.

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Suggested revision: Alice has loved cooking since she could first peek over a kitchen tabletop.
EXERCISE W2-1 Wordy sentences - Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below. 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.) - Alice has been deeply in love with cooking since she was little and could first peek over the edge of a big kitchen tabletop.

3 of 5

In my opinion, Bloom’s race for the governorship is a futile exercise.

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Suggested revision: Bloom’s race for the governorship is futile.
EXERCISE W2-1 Wordy sentences - Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below. 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.) - In my opinion, Bloom’s race for the governorship is a futile exercise.

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It is pretty important in being a successful graphic designer to have technical knowledge and at the same time an eye for color and balance.

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Suggested revision: A successful graphic designer must have technical knowledge and an eye for color and balance.
EXERCISE W2-1 Wordy sentences - Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below. 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.) - It is pretty important in being a successful graphic designer to have technical knowledge and at the same time an eye for color and balance.

5 of 5

Your task will be the delivery of correspondence to all employees in the company.

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Suggested revision: You will deliver mail to all employees.
EXERCISE W2-1 Wordy sentences - Edit the following sentences to reduce wordiness. Type your answers in the boxes below. 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.) - Your task will be the delivery of correspondence to all employees in the company.