What does "concise" mean?
to the point
wordy
interesting
vague
Concise sentences often use complex structures and contain a variety of adverbs.
True
False
To improve wordy sentences, a writer should...
.... add more adjectives.
... replace adverbs with action verbs.
... only use simple sentences.
The most commonly used adverbs that reduce conciseness in a sentence include all of the following EXCEPT which one?
very
really
extremely
quite
All of these reduce the conciseness of a sentence.
Which sentence is the MOST concise?
The girl ate her food hungrily.
The girl devoured her food.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
We will meet at 12 am midnight this evening.
It uses too many adverbs.
"12 am midnight" is repetitive and wordy.
The effects of this phenomenon mean the world contains fewer farms at the current time.
It's wordy and needs to be simplified.
It has too many adjectives.
Read this sentence:
There are thirty students who have decided to sign up for the field trip.
Which sentence best revises this sentence to be more concise?
Thirty students decided to sign up for the field trip.
There are thirty students that signed up.
Cliches should be removed from writing to make it more concise.
Students who have completed high school may take this course.
High school graduates may take this course.
Students who graduated may take the course.
