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.

Always look for redundancy on the English ACT when '__ _________' (2 words) is an optional answer.

Redundancy is...

• needed to fill up the page.

• not important to consider.

• repeating ideas, words, or phrases unnecessarily.

• a good way to assure that you are easily understood and a way to make your message clear.

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

• pronouns and adjectives.

• time clauses.

• intensifiers like really and very.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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.

• Introverts rarely choose to work in groups but often prove to

  be productive team members.

• It is rare that introverts choose to work in groups, but they are often productive team members.

• Introverts may prove to be productive team members, and they may make positive contributions to groups at work.

Choose the most concise option.

• People should have careers compatible with their own ways of thinking and with their own ways of making decisions.

• People should have careers compatible with their own ways of thinking and making decisions.

• People should have careers that they feel to be compatible with their own specific work styles.

Choose the most concise option.

• Carl Jung is widely considered to be a founder of psychology. He was born in 1875 and died in 1961.

• Carl Jung, considered a founder of psychology, was born in 1875 and died in 1961.

• Carl Jung, who was a founder of psychology, was born in 1875 and then he died in 1961.