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ENagel

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on: Jun 23, 2018
Use the word can instead of the phrase you have the capability to make your sentence more concise and avoid what?
 
  A) Parallelism
  B) A you statement
  C) Wordy phrases
  D) Too many pronouns
  E) Hedging

Question 2

Which of the following will improve the conciseness of the document?
 
  A) Replacing long words and phrases
  B) Replacing awkward references
  C) Uses a variety of sentence structures
  D) Changing verbs into nouns
  E) Using a variety of sentence structures for similar ideas


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Chelseyj.hasty

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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Some combinations of words have one-word equivalents that are more efficient. Make your documents tighter by removing unnecessary words, phrases, and sentences.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Many of the changes you make to improve conciseness also shorten your message by removing unnecessary words. Examine the text with the specific goal of reducing the number of words you use. Readers appreciate conciseness and are more likely to read your documents if you have a reputation for efficient writing.


ENagel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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