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colton

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What is the goal when editing for conciseness?
 
  A) To impose parallelism
  B) To make sure the document is as clear and easy to read as possible
  C) To make sure the document is grammatically correct
  D) To shorten the message by removing unnecessary words
  E) To make sure the overall feel of the document is appropriate for a given audience

Question 2

Breaking up long sentences is an example of what type of proofreading?
 
  A) Revising for clarity
  B) Revising for conciseness
  C) Revising for tone
  D) Revising for organization
  E) Revising for readability



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harveenkau8139

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Explanation: D) 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 you use. Readers appreciate conciseness and are more likely to read your documents if you have a reputation for efficient writing.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B
Explanation: B) When revising for conciseness, make sure every sentence conveys the meaning you intend and that readers can extract your intended meaning without needing to read the sentence more than once. If you find yourself stuck in a long sentence, you're probably trying to make the sentence do more than it can reasonably do, such as expressing two dissimilar thoughts or peppering the reader with too many pieces of supporting evidence at once.




colton

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


patma1981

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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