Editing for Concision in Writing

The video tutorial from Royal Roads University Writing Center focuses on editing for concision by understanding and evaluating modifiers and qualifiers. It explains how these elements add information to sentences and how to determine their essentiality. Through examples, the tutorial demonstrates how to replace verbose phrases with concise alternatives, enhancing clarity and effectiveness in writing. The video encourages viewers to identify and assess modifiers in their writing, offering strategies for more concise expression. Additional resources are provided for further learning.

What is the primary focus of the Royal Roads University Writing Center video tutorial?

• Editing for concision

• Grammar correction

• Creative writing

• Research methods

What is the role of the Writing Center at Royal Roads University?

• To provide creative writing tips

• To assist with editing for concision

• To offer research guidance

• To teach grammar rules

Modifiers and qualifiers are used to:

• Create complex sentences

• Describe another word or phrase

• Replace nouns

• Add humor to writing

In the sentence 'Debbie runs very quickly under the hot sun,' which part is a modifier?

• Very quickly

• Debbie

• The hot sun

• Runs

What is the main idea conveyed in the sentence 'Debbie runs very quickly under the hot sun'?

• Debbie is sunbathing

• Debbie is walking slowly

• Debbie is running fast in the heat

• Debbie is running

How can the phrase 'runs very quickly' be made more concise?

• By using 'crawls'

• By using 'sprints'

• By using 'walks'

• By using 'jogs'

What is the effect of using fewer and more effective words in writing?

• It makes writing more concise

• It makes writing more complex

• It makes writing less interesting

• It makes writing longer

Which phrase in the sentence 'Debbie runs very quickly under the hot sun' can be replaced to make it more concise?

• Under the hot sun

• Very quickly

• Runs

• Debbie

In the sentence 'This graph shows the difference between sales in each department,' what does 'shows the difference between' modify?

• Sales

• Graph

• Department

• Each

Which verb can replace 'shows the difference between' to make the sentence more concise?

• Describes

• Contrasts

• Explains

• Illustrates