Wordiness and Redundancy

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.

• spotted

• oblong

• in shape

• he

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

Because of their past memories of Fido, the children cried when he was euthanized.

• cried

• euthanized

• memories

• past

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

Mother has to descend down the basement stairs to do the family laundry.

• descend

• down

• to do

• has too

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.

• personal

• opinion

• my

• too long

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.

• attendance

• was

• estimated

• at about

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift

• attends

• free

• gift

• grand

What word or phrase should be deleted?

According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty.

• root

• cause

• west-side

• to our

Which word or phrase should be deleted?

The little people in her diorama are made out of clay.

• little

• are made

• out

• of

Is this sentence correct?

Scott finally decided to look for a new job.

• Yes

• No

Define Wordiness...

• a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject
• using or expressed in too many words
• the state of being not or no longer needed or useful
• is a single word or a group of words that does not qualify as a complete grammatical sentence.

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