Eliminating Wordiness and Passive Voice

Eliminating Wordiness and Passive Voice
these sentences to state their meaning in fewer words. Avoid passive voice, needless repetition, and wordy phrases and clauses.

1-The bicycle was damaged, and it was hard to repair.

2-Although Bradley Hall is regularly populated by students, close study of the building as a structure is seldom undertaken by them.

3-When she started college, she had high hopes her specific educational needs would be met by her chosen discipline’s faculty.

4-It is expected that the new schedule will be announced by the bus company within the next few days.

5-Trouble is caused when people disobey rules that have been established for the safety of all.

6-A campus rally was attended by more than a thousand students. Five students were arrested by campus police for disorderly conduct, while several others are charged by campus administrators with organizing a public meeting without being issued a permit to do so.

7-The house’s bricks were painted over with gray and terra cotta.

8-The subjects that are considered most important by students are those that have been shown to be useful to them after graduation.

9-In the not too distant future, college freshmen must all become aware of the fact that there is a need for them to make contact with an academic adviser concerning the matter of a major.

10-Love is a relative term and can only be correctly defined by the one professing it.