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Chptrs 23, 26 Style
Sentence Style and Word Choice (RL)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Replace the “to be” verb: The lawn was freshly mown. | The freshly mown lawn stood out among its shabbier neighbors. |
| Replace the “to be” verb: Mrs. Dubchek is a teacher at Malview Middle School. | Mrs. Dubchek teaches at Malview Middle School. |
| Replace the “to be” verb: English is a language that is confusing for many students, both native and non-native speakers. | English confuses many students, both native and non-native speakers. |
| Replace the verb with a more descriptive choice: Rachel put on a coat before she left the house. | Rachel threw on a coat before she left the house. |
| Replace the verb with a more descriptive choice: The woman walked by as if she thought she were a queen. | The woman strutted by as if she thought she were a queen. |
| Replace the verb with a more descriptive choice: Trash sat on the side of the road. | Trash littered the side of the road. |
| Revise to eliminate “it is/there are” construction: There is a possibility that I may not attend. | I may not attend. |
| Revise to eliminate “it is/there are” construction: There is a bird’s nest in the tree outside my bedroom window. | A bird has built a nest in the tree outside my bedroom window. |
| Revise to eliminate “it is/there are” construction: There are three of us attending the concert in Charlotte. | Three of us plan to attend the concert in Charlotte. |
| Revise to eliminate slang or cliché: Ben freaked out when he saw the scratch on his new car. | Ben was extremely upset when he saw the scratch on his new car. |
| Revise to eliminate slang or cliché: It was raining cats and dogs by the time Tasha got to class. | It was raining very hard by the time Tasha got to class. |
| Revise to eliminate slang or cliché: Rhonda was jealous of Terra who lived in the lap of luxury. | Rhonda was jealous of Terra who lived in a luxurious home. |
| Revise to eliminate slang or cliché: Paul flipped off the rude driver who cut him off. | Paul made a hand gesture to show his displeasure at the rude driver who entered traffic too closely to Paul’s car. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: The exterminator inspected the outside exterior of the house for termite damage. | The exterminator inspected the exterior of the house for termite damage. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: Jake received a great deal of enjoyment and pleasure from his Nissan automobile, which is red in color. | Jake very much enjoys his red Nissan. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: Joanna eats a great deal of food of all kinds and types. | Joanna eats large quantities of a variety of foods. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: James was totally and completely dedicated to the best on-the-job performance he could deliver to his employer in the workplace. | James was completely dedicated to the best on-the-job performance he could deliver. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: Because of the crime rate in today’s society, many people are basically distrustful of other people. | Because of the crime rate today, people are distrustful of others. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: Due to the fact that we are understaffed at the present time, Linda has a good chance of being hired. | Because we are understaffed, Linda has a good chance of being hired. |
| Revise to eliminate wordiness: The form basically asked us to list the annual salary we receive each year. | The form asked us to list our annual salary. |
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HGTC Eng 100
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