Practice!
Try to edit the following sentences for wordiness and stop by the Literacy Center to have a consultant check your work:
1. There is no way that I am going to listen to this entire song.
2. We are going to the movies at twelve midnight.
3. At the drop of a dime, Melissa's mood changed.
4. The work was completed by students.
Take-Home Point: When you can use less words to express an idea, do so!
1. There is no way that I am going to listen to this entire song.
2. We are going to the movies at twelve midnight.
3. At the drop of a dime, Melissa's mood changed.
4. The work was completed by students.
Take-Home Point: When you can use less words to express an idea, do so!