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Exercise 20


Revise the following sentences by eliminating wordiness.  Strive to be clear, concise, direct, and precise in your vocabulary.

 

Question 1:

 

There are three reasons that explain the sudden sales drop for our product.

 

 

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Three reasons explain the sudden sales drop for our product.

 

 

Question 2:

 

For each and every single customer who complains, there are 10 to 15 other ones out there who are not bothering to speak up about their dissatisfaction or unhappiness.

 

 

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Only one in every 10 or 15 unhappy customers expresses his or her dissatisfaction.

 

 

Question 3:

 

At this point in time in the program, I wish to extend my grateful thanks to all the support staff who helped make this occasion possible.

 

 

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I would like to thank all the supporting staff.

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