Academic Writing Exercise Making Concise Sentences

Academic writing should (a)   ?

• contain long sentences.
• be concise.
• use a lot of intensifiers.

Tags

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

A wordy sentence (a)  

• is frequently too short.
• includes more than one main idea.
• includes unnecessary words.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Redundancy is.............?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the most concise option.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistent. It is not random.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistent, not random.

• Jung’s theory was that people’s behavior is consistently the same. Their behavior is not random.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4