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

Exercise 15

Rewrite the following sentences, omitting needless words.

1. Workers who are employed on a part-time basis are attractive to a business because they do not have to be paid as much as full-time workers for a business.

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2. During the time that I was sick and out of school, I missed a total of three math tests.

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3. The game, which was scheduled for later today, has been canceled by the officials because of the rainy weather.

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4. At this point in time, I am quite undecided and unsure about just which classes I will take during this coming semester.

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5. An inconsiderate person located in the apartment next to mine keeps her radio on too loud a good deal of the time, with the result being that it is disturbing to everyone in the neighboring apartments.

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on Using Concise Words (131)

Note: Wording may vary slightly.

1.?Part-timers may be attractive to a business because they can be paid less than full-timers.