Question

Concise writing will save your reader time and make your message easier to understand. During phase three of the 3-x-3 writing process, revise for conciseness by rejecting redundancies and purging empty words. Which of the following options are redundancies?
1) Which of the following options are redundancies?
A) Adequate enough
B) Combined together
C) Big in size
D) Absolutely essential
2) The Johnson report contained incomplete data that was unfinished.
A) "Johnson report" and "incomplete"
B) No revision necessary
C) "That was unfinished"
Read the passage.
[1] This community needs programs assisting those in the reentry process.
[2] JUMP High Schools’ efforts to provide better information for newly released juvenile offenders are commendable.
[3] Basic fundamental information on reentry services is sorely needed in our community.
3) What types of revisions could be made to the passage to make it more concise? Check all that apply.
A) Purge empty words.
B) Drop unnecessary fillers.
C) Reject redundancies.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) A) Adequate enough

2) C) That was unfinished

3) A) Purge empty words

C) Reject redundancies

Explanation:

Redundancies means words that are not necessary for the sentence. These words have repetitive meanings are not required in the sentence. Here adequate and enough both have similar meanings. Empty words are one which do not add extra meaning to the sentence. The word unfinished does not add any meaning to the sentence as it is already mentioned that there is incomplete data. By removal of empty words and redundancies the passage will be more precise and concise.