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DyllonKazuo

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on: Jun 24, 2018
Many changes made to improve clarity will also improve
 
  A) parallelism.
  B) tone.
  C) understanding.
  D) readability index scores.
  E) conciseness.

Question 2

When you have two or more similar ideas to express in writing, use parallelism to
 
  A) show that the ideas are related.
  B) show that the ideas are of dissimilar importance.
  C) show that the ideas are on the same level of generality.
  D) eliminate overly long words and phrases.
  E) incorporate infinitives.


annierak

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

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Many of the changes you make to improve clarity also shorten your message by removing unnecessary words.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) If you're expressing two or more similar ideas, use parallelism to show that they are related, of similar importance, and on the same level of generality.


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