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Anita is editing her rough draft of a story. She frowns at the following sentences:
"In spite of the fact that I typically disagree with his ideas, I attended the meeting scheduled by our CEO
anyway. He proceeded
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Anita is editing her rough draft of a story. She frowns at the following sentences:
"In spite of the fact that I typically disagree with his ideas, I attended the meeting scheduled by our CEO
anyway. He proceeded to highlight the basic fundamentals that the team should focus on to increase
sales next quarter. The room was filled to capacity and I considered sneaking out until an unexpected
surprise happened."
Anita needs to edit her sentences for __________.
grammatical errors
connotation
wordiness
redundancy
RATIONALE
Wordiness occurs when the writer uses to many words to say something that could easily be much more
concise. "In spite of the fact," "anyway," and "proceeded to highlight," "filled to capacity," and
"unexpected surprise" are thus all examples of wordiness that will need to be edited. The sentence does
not have errors pertaining to connotation, euphemism, or grammar.
CONCEPT
Editing and Editing Strategies
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Choose the statement about a five-paragraph essay that is FALSE.
It typically includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
It provides a lot of room for flexibility and creativity.
It is rarely used by advanced writers because it can limit depth and nuance.
It can be a useful form to master, especially for the purpose of timed writing.
RATIONALE
The five paragraph essay usually includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. It is
useful to master this form, as it is often used for the essay portion of timed tests. Advanced writers do
not often use this format because it limits the depth and nuance with which they can express their
ideas. Therefore, the statement that this type of essay is "known for offering a lot of room for flexibility
and creativity in a piece of writing" is false.
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