English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 4

Rewrite the following sentences, omitting needless words.

1. After a lot of careful thinking, I have arrived at the conclusion that drunken

drivers should receive jail terms.

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2. The movie that I went to last night, which was fairly interesting, I must say, was enjoyed by me and my girlfriend.

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3. Ben finally made up his mind after a lot of indecisions and decided to look for a new job.

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4. Owing to inclement weather conditions of wind and rain, we have decided not to proceed with the athletic competition about to take place on the baseball diamond.

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5. Beyond a doubt, the only two things you can rely or depend on would be the fact that death comes to everyone and also that the government will tax your yearly income.

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Step 1 of 5

on Using Concise Words (115)

Note: Wording may vary slightly.

1.?I believe drunken drivers should be jailed.