Which version of the sentence is most concise? We had all gathered together to celebrate the different recent events in our live
s. We had all gathered to celebrate the different various recent events in our lives. We had all gathered together to celebrate the different various events in our lives. We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives.
The version of the sentence that is most concise is the last one - We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives. The other sentences just state so many words with the same meaning.
We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives.
Explanation:
This example is the most concise sentence. The adverb <em>all </em>is used to refer to the extension of <em>we</em>: the speaker (s) and the listeners. This form is shorter than <em>we had all gathererd together</em>, in which case <em>together </em>sounds redundant. Then, the adjectives <em>various</em> and <em>recent</em> also contibute to make the message shorter. If we use <em>various</em> and <em>different</em> together , again, we are sounding repetitive.
The word that has the most negative connotation is ( D ) know-it-all. It means that a person described as a "know-it-all" is someone that thinks he/she knows more than other people about a particular topic or field. This person is not considered an expert by others.
