Academic Writing Exercise (Making concise sentences)

Academic writing should (a)   ?

• contain long sentences.
• be concise.
• use a lot of intensifiers.

A wordy sentence (a)  

• is frequently too short.
• includes more than one main idea.
• includes unnecessary words.

One way to avoid wordiness is to avoid using...........?

• pronouns and adjectives.

• time clauses.

• intensifiers like really and very.

Another way to avoid wordiness is to..........?

• combine sentences when possible.

• use only action verbs.

• explain things clearly by repeating important information

Choose the most concise option.

• The MBTI is based on the theories of a psychiatrist named Jung. Jung developed theories that contribute to this test.

• The MBTI is partially based on the theories of psychological types that were described and explained by a psychiatrist named Jung.

• The MBTI draws on the theories of psychological types developed by psychiatrist Jung.

Choose the most concise option.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistent. It is not random.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistent, not random.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistently the same. Their behavior is not random.

Which of the following does NOT have unnecessary words? (a)  

• young child
• winter months
• new innovation
• bright future

Which of the following does NOT have unnecessary words?

• dropped down

• free gifts

• present condition

• future plans

Choose the most concise grammatically correct version.

"Because John works such tremendously long hours is the reason why he is unable to see his friends as often as he would like."

• Because John works such tremendously long hours is the reason why

• Being that John worked such tremendously long hours;

• Because John works such tremendously long hours,

• John works such tremendously long hours because the reason why

Which phrase is redundant?

• exert gravitational pull

• and other matter

• used up and exhausted

• becomes very bright