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Activities

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Look at the example below and see if you can re-word them in a more direct way.

Part-time work undertaken by students can be considered to be beneficial, due to the fact that they gain valuable work skills.

Working part time may benefit students, as they gain valuable work skills.Check your answer

Look at the sentences below. What is wrong with them? How could you change them to make the meaning clearer or more precise?

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Sentence 1

The Safety Officer has discussed the possibility of replacing the ceiling with the Main Contractor.

Can the ceiling really be replaced with the Main Contractor?

A better sentence would be:

The Safety Officer has discussed with the Main Contractor the possibility of replacing the ceiling.

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Sentence 2

The crucial problems of this company are redundancies and low wages. Also the effects of the recession.

Make sure all your sentences are complete - 'Also the effects of the recession' is not a full sentence. You could re-write the sentence like this:

Another problem is the effect of the recession.

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Sentence 3

The trainee was described as lazy and aggressive and when the foreman disciplined him he threatened to smash his brains in. The Personnel Officer asked him to give him another chance.

Who threatened to smash whose brains in? Who was the Personnel Officer referring to when he asked to 'give him another chance'?. This sentence is confusing as it is not clear who is being referred to.

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