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jrubin

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on: Jun 24, 2018
Rewrite the following sentence to eliminate the unnecessary phrases: In view of the fact that the customer service department is closed, we do not have the capability of offering refunds until such a time as they reopen.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

To edit for conciseness,
 
  A) eliminate wordy phrases.
  B) add relative pronouns.
  C) use longer, more complex words.
  D) add redundancy.
  E) include double modifiers.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: We can offer refunds as soon as the customer service department opens.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Many of the changes you make to improve clarity also shorten your message by removing unnecessary words. The next step is to examine the text with the specific goal of reducing the number of words.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
:D TYSM

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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