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Reducing Wordiness Practice. Some of the following sentences are wordy. Revise each wordy sentence to make it straightforward and concise. If a sentence does not need revision, write C for correct . . Example.
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Some of the following sentences are wordy. Revise each wordy sentence to make it straightforward and concise. If a sentence does not need revision, write C for correct.
Example • One of the people who are my friends, who is a Native American, told me about the heritage that belongs to her. • One of my friends, who is a Native American, told me about her heritage.
1. The Alabama, who are one of the most ancient of American Indian peoples, now live mostly in the state of Texas and Oklahoma. 2. When first encountered by European explorers, they lived in what is now know as the state of Alabama, to which they gave their name.
3. The French who settled in the area fought the Alabama, who joined together with additional other groups, in the early 1700s. 4. As settlers invaded their homeland, the Alabama were forced to move to Texas.
5. The Alabama merged with the Coushatta, who were close relatives of the Alabama, to become the Alabama-Coushatta; more than five hundred members of the group live in Texas at this time.
Answer Key 1. The Alabama, one of the most ancient of American Indian peoples, live mostly in the states of Texas and Oklahoma. 2. When first encountered by European explorers, they lived in what is now Alabama, which was named for them. 3. The French settlers fought the Alabama and other American Indians groups in the early 1700s.
Answer Key 4. C 5. The Alabama merged with their close relatives, the Coushatta; more than five hundred members of the Alabama-Coushatta now live in Texas.
