CHAPTER 12 / WRITING A GREAT ESSAY 453
Practice 8: Write Clearly
Clarification Practice
Rewrite the following sentences to eliminate stiffness, vagueness, and jargon.
- The concept of competition is an essential element with regard to the ability of society to encourage people to
achieve excellence. - The consideration of all ideas of our employees is done by our management with the thinking that only the most
quality concepts will elevate to the forefront. - A concern in the general population with regard to the ability of the government to optimize the positive use of
federal funds has accelerated in recent times. - When one is placing the emphasis on the deterioration of the individual concern for others and personal moral
responsibility, the role of social institutions is ignored.
Check your answers with the answer key at the end of the chapter.