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WorksheetsReducing Sentences
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the purpose of reducing a sentence?
to make a sentence shorter
to remove repetitive information or too many details
to make my teacher happy
to remove the who, what, where, when, and why details
What is the best way to reduce the underlined sentence? I need to study and prepare for the difficult and challenging math test.
I need to study.
I need to prepare for the difficult and challenging math test.
I need to prepare for the challenging math test.
No revisions are needed.
The underlined sentence has too many details. What is the best way to reduce it? My sister is tired and sleepy, so she is going to take a nap and rest.
My sister is tired, so she is going to take a nap.
My sister is tired and sleepy, so she is going to take a nap.
My sister is sleepy, so she is going to take a nap and rest.
No revisions are needed.
Why should the underlined sentences be reduced? My new classmates are funny, intelligent, hilarious, kind, and smart.
It is too long.
It has 5 adjectives
The adjectives are repetitive
The sentence is just fine.
Why should the underlined sentences be combined? We ran and dashed around the soccer field until we were tired and exhausted.
It contains repetitive information.
It is too long.
It is confusing.
The sentence is fine.
