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Copy Reading Exercise and Verbal Deadwood

This document contains an exercise on identifying and removing verbal deadwoods and redundancies from sentences. The exercise is divided into two sections - the first section provides 10 sentences where the student must identify and remove unnecessary verbal phrases using delete symbols. The second section lists 10 phrases where redundant words must be removed. The goal of the exercise is to practice concise writing by eliminating wordiness.

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Copy Reading Exercise and Verbal Deadwood

This document contains an exercise on identifying and removing verbal deadwoods and redundancies from sentences. The exercise is divided into two sections - the first section provides 10 sentences where the student must identify and remove unnecessary verbal phrases using delete symbols. The second section lists 10 phrases where redundant words must be removed. The goal of the exercise is to practice concise writing by eliminating wordiness.

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COPYREADING

Name: ___________________________________________________ Score: ____________


Grade and Section: ________________________________________ Date: _____________

VERBAL DEADWOODS. Improve the statements below by deleting the verbal deadwoods using
the delete symbol in copyreading, then insert the preferred term for it.
Ex: My English teacher affixed his signature in my notebook.

1. She told his listeners the importance of respect.

2. My sister is working in the company at this point in time.

3. A majority of students attended the jamming session last Friday.

4. My mother rested for a while due to the fact that she was tired from doing household chores.

5. His low scores in all his subjects gives an indication of his lack of interest in studying.

6. All of us will be successful in the near future.

7. His jokes are funny, but in some cases he goes too far.

8. It is possible that we can pass our project on time since we are almost done.

9. The manner in which the lawyer defended the case is commendable.

10. We will watch the play provided that you finish your homework.

AVOIDING REDUNDANCIES. Delete excessive words or phrases from the following items using
delete symbol in copyreading.
1. advance warning 6. unexpected surprise
2. actual fact 7. postpone until later
3. forever and ever 8. written down
4. major breakthrough 9. still remains
5. 9:00 am in the morning 10. unintentional mistake

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