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• These watermelons are large in size and sweet in taste. These watermelons are large and sweet.

• He did not tell the truth with an honest attitude. He did not tell the truth.
Exercises for Sentence Conciseness
Page 76, Exercise 5

• In the year 1840 the Opium War br源自文库ke out. In 1840 the Opium War broke out.

• There are more books in their library than in our library. There are more books in their library than in ours.

• He returned back home after he graduated from college. He returned home after graduating from college. He returned home after college graduation.

• We planned to meet just before sunrise very early in the morning. We planned to meet just before sunrise. We planned to meet very early in the morning.

• I would like you to consider the question of whether or not you will let our journal publish your recent article on women scientists in China. I would like you to consider whether or not you will let our journal publish your recent article on women scientists in China. I would like you to consider whether you will let our journal publish your recent article on women scientists in China.

• What I am trying to say is that in my opinion he has not done his work very well and it needs improving.

I think/insist that he has not done his work very well and it needs improving. I think/insist that he has not done his work very well and needs to improve it.

• Zhao was the person who was elected the representative of the class by the whole class. Zhao was elected the representative by the whole class. Zhao was elected the representative of the class.

• You must first work out an outline for your paper, and then after you have done that, you need to collect all kinds of material to support your point of view. You must first work out an outline for your paper, and then you need to collect all kinds of material to support your point of view. Before collecting all kinds of material to support your point of view, you must work out an outline for your paper.

• There are a number of students who want to join the drama club. A number of students want to join the drama club.

• He was kind enough to let me share the same umbrella with him. He was kind enough to let me share the umbrella with him. He was kind enough to let me share the umbrella.

• It seemed to his friends that his attitude was of a puzzling nature. It seemed to his friends that his attitude was puzzling. His friends were puzzled about his attitude.

• One reason why people are well informed in this country is because of the fact that there are many newspapers which can easily be bought or subscribed to. One reason why people are well informed in this country is that there are many newspapers which can easily be bought or subscribed to/ easily accessed. One reason why people are well informed in this country is that there are many easily accessed newspapers.

• At the present time I am taking the course of World History and in addition a course in geography too. Now I am taking World History and geography. I am taking World History and geography

• The cause of the flood was due to the heavy rain in the spring. The cause of the flood was the heavy rain in the spring. The flood was due to the heavy rain in the spring.

• According to the speaker, it is obvious that the responsibility system has helped to increase production and he has no doubt about it. According to the speaker, it is obvious that the responsibility system has helped to increase production. The speaker was sure that the responsibility system has helped to increase production.

• This pretty actress keeps appearing in TV serials repeatedly. This pretty actress keeps appearing in TV serial. This pretty actress appears in TV serials repeatedly.

• In that country violent death has become a commonplace thing, a thing that occurs every day.

In that country violent death has become a commonplace thing, which occurs everyday. In that country violent death has become a commonplace thing. In that country violent death occurs everyday.

• The plane circled around the airport for about ten minutes or so and then disappeared and could no longer be seen.

The plane circled (around/over) the airport for about ten minutes and then disappeared.

• He is not only a good pianist, but also a good singer as well.

He is not only a good pianist, but also a good singer. He is a good pianist, and a good singer as well.

• As a rule, students are usually not allowed to take books out of this reading-room.

Students are usually not allowed to take books out of this reading-room.

• He was asked to repeat the sentence again. He was asked to repeat the sentence. He was asked to say the sentence again.

• I play badminton equally as well as my brother. I play badminton as well as my brother. I play badminton equally well as my brother.

• Owing to the fact that he had missed many lectures, he was aware that it would be possible for him to fail the exam.
Because he had missed many lectures, he was aware that it would be possible for him to fail the exam. Because he had missed many lectures, he was aware that he would possibly fail the exam. Having missed many lectures, he was aware that he would possibly fail the exam.