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Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, and Clarity

Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, and Clarity. Tutorial #1: Delete Redundant Material. Redundant material includes words or phrases that repeat ideas in the sentence. The Rule: Delete redundant Words and Phrases. Avoid wordiness. Explanation of Skill.

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Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, and Clarity

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  1. Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, and Clarity

  2. Tutorial #1: Delete Redundant Material • Redundant material includes words or phrases that repeat ideas in the sentence. • The Rule: Delete redundant Words and Phrases. Avoid wordiness.

  3. Explanation of Skill • Redundant Phrase: Mary was alarmingly startled by the lightening strike. • Concise Sentence: Mary was startled by the lightening strike.

  4. Redundant Pairs • Terrible tragedy • Past history • Each individual • Final outcome • Past memories • True facts

  5. Redundant Categories • (large) in size • (heavy) in weight • (period) in time • (tall) in height

  6. Abbreviation Categories • AIDS syndrome • PIN number • ATM machine • CD disk • AM morning • PM afternoon

  7. Incorrect: • The football player suffered a harmful injury during the game. • Tom stood in his backyard behind his house.

  8. Correct: • The football player suffered and injury during the game. • Tom stood in his backyard.

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  13. Obvious Redundancy • Sally went to the store. At the store, she bought candy, and then she left the store. • Can be changed to: • Sally went to the store, bought candy, and left.

  14. Subtle Redundancy • Suzanne wrote a very unique story. • Can be changed to: • Suzanne wrote a unique story.

  15. Rewrite this paragraph

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