Question

Which strategy is the best way to improve clarity in a wordy sentence?

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Eliminate redundancies.

When writing an essay, report, or professional email, in order to make your writing more effective and clear, it is best to avoid wordiness. An effective way to avoid wordiness, is to avoid redundancies in your sentences. Redundancies refer to when we use more words than necessary to convey an idea. An example of a redundancy could be: "I know that I will go for a walk once the sun sets." This sentence can be modified to eliminate redundancies as follows: "I will go for a walk at dusk."

Answer 2

Eliminate redundancies that what e2020
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