Shorten a Sentence without Losing Its Limits - Practice 1

Concise editing removes unnecessary wording while retaining the claim, population and qualification.

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Concise editing removes unnecessary wording while retaining the claim, population and qualification. A shorter statement is not better if it silently strengthens the evidence.

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In the group we observed, there were four errors can become The observed group had four errors, not Every group had four errors.

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A report can become more accurate when it says what remains unknown. Missing outcomes are not automatically successes or failures.

Question 1 Shorten without changing meaning: In the map that we reviewed, there were 3 errors. The reviewed map had 3 errors. All maps have 3 errors. The map had no errors.

Question 2 Shorten without changing meaning: In the poster that we reviewed, there were 4 errors. All posters have 4 errors. The poster had no errors. The reviewed poster had 4 errors.

Question 3 Shorten without changing meaning: In the model that we reviewed, there were 5 errors. The model had no errors. The reviewed model had 5 errors. All models have 5 errors.

Question 4 Shorten without changing meaning: In the chart that we reviewed, there were 6 errors. The reviewed chart had 6 errors. All charts have 6 errors. The chart had no errors.

Question 5 Shorten without changing meaning: In the poem that we reviewed, there were 7 errors. All poems have 7 errors. The poem had no errors. The reviewed poem had 7 errors.

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