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The document discusses sources of wordiness in writing such as redundancy, repetition, empty phrases, nominalizations, weak verbs, expletive constructions, and passive voice. It provides examples of wordy phrases and rewrites them to be more concise and direct by removing unnecessary words, weak verbs, empty phrases, nominalizations, expletive constructions, passive voice, and redundancy. Strong writing is clear, concise and direct.
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Wordiness
- 1. Wordiness
- 2. Strong writing is: Clear Concise Direct
- 3. Sources of Wordiness Redundancy Repetition Empty Phrases Nominalizations Weak Verbs Expletive Constructions Passive Voice
- 4. Redundancy • The board members did not want to repeat the debate again, so they had a frank and honest discussion during which they identified some basic essential ideas. • The board members did not want to repeat the debate, so they had a frank discussion during which they identified some basic ideas.
- 5. Repetition • The quarterback passed the football, but the lineman raised his meaty hand and batted the football away. • The quarterback passed the football, but the lineman raised his meaty hand and batted it away.
- 6. Empty Phrases • Because of the fact because • Due to the fact that because • In order to to • It is necessary that must
- 7. Empty Phrases • By virtue of the fact that at the current time we do not have sufficient funding, the skateboard park will not be built. • Because currently we do not have sufficient funding, the skateboard park will not be built.
- 8. Nominalizations • Nouns made from adjectives or verbs • Analyze Analysis • Solve Solution • Conclude Conclusion • Demonstrate Demonstration
- 9. Nominalizations • During the strike, the accumulation of garbage carried on for fifteen days. • During the strike, garbage accumulated for fifteen days.
- 10. Weak Verbs To be To get To occur To make To go To use To do To have
- 11. Weak Verbs • The budget proposal before the legislature is to do with tax cuts and massive reductions in public-sector spending. • The budget proposal before the legislature recommends tax cuts and massive reductions in public-sector spending.
- 12. Expletive Constructions • It + [to be] • There + [to be]
- 13. It is / There is • There is a picture of Pierre Trudeau playing baseball that shows the energy he brought to the prime minister’s office. • A picture of Pierre Trudeau playing baseball shows the energy he brought to the prime minister’s office.
- 14. Passive Voice • The actor is missing or takes on a passive role in the sentence.
- 15. Passive Voice • It is advised by the board that we go forward with the deposition. • The board advises that we go forward with the deposition.