Creative Editing
Chapter 4
Exercise 3
3. Edit the following sentences to eliminate redundancies:
a. The humane society director said she would postpone her decision about computer identification for pets until later.
b. The car skidded a total distance of 100 feet before the driver managed to resume control.
c. College students sometimes think editing exercises are totally unnecessary and the answers are patently obvious.
d. When we break camp, we must promise to assemble our lively little group together again next summer.
e. At 6 a.m. Monday morning, the networks broadcast the first news reports that Prince would begin a national tour in the fall.
f. The decision to increase funding for education became clear after the mayor asked the council for a consensus of opinion.
g. Suddenly the lawyers began to argue over whether the testimony referred back to the original crime or to the pretrial hearing.
h. The freshness of the spring rain still remains, although each and every cloud has disappeared from the morning sky.
i. A happy song advises that if you fall down, you should pick yourself up and start all over again.
j. The football player said he wouldn't turn pro at the present time but might consider the option next year.
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