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It's the Law in the United States

Quiz - It's the Law

Principles of Plain Writing 1-4

Quiz - Sentence Length

Quiz- Active vs. Passive Voice

Exercises and Solutions - Principles of Plain Writing 1-4

Principles of Plain Writing 5 - 8

Quiz - Using Slashes

Quiz - Plain Writing Technique

Exercises and Solutions - Principles of Plain Writing 5 - 8

Avoid Assumptions

Quiz - Assuming Things

Exercise and Solution - Homonyms and Homographs

Use Tables

Quiz - Tables

Exercise and Solution - Use Tables

Eliminate Double Negatives

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Double Negatives

Eliminate Sexist Language

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Sexist Language

Eliminate "To Be"

Quiz - To Be or Not To Be

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate "To Be"

Eliminate Ornaments

Quiz - Eliminate Useless Phrases

Quiz - Cultural Ornaments 1

Quiz- Cultural Ornaments 2

Quiz - Cultural Ornaments 3

Quiz - Cultural Ornament 4

Quiz - Cultural Ornament 5

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Ornaments

Avoid Technical Jargon

Quiz - Technical Terms 1

Quiz - Technical Terms 2

Quiz - Technical Terms 3

Exercise and Solution - Avoid Technical Jargon

Eliminate "Unless"

Quiz - Eliminate "Unless"

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate "Unless"

Split Long Sentences

Quiz - Split Long Sentences

Exercise and Solution - Split Long Sentences and Rewrite Run-on Sentences

Eliminate Redundants Pairs

Eliminate Redundant Pairs

Quiz- Redundant Pairs 1

Quiz - Redundant Pairs 2

Quiz - Redundant Pairs 3

Quiz - Redundant Pairs 4

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Redundant Pairs

Avoid Words with Opposite Meanings

Quiz - Words with Opposite Meanings 1

Quiz - Words with Opposite Meanings 2

Quiz- Words with Opposite Meanings 3

Quiz - Words with Opposite Meanings 4

Quiz - Words with Opposite Meanings 5

Exercise and Soution - Avoid Words with Opposite Meanings

Eliminate Noun Trains

Quiz - Noun Trains

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Noun Trains

Exercise and Solution - Avoid "In Phrases"

Eliminate Abstract Nouns

Quiz - Abstract Nouns 1

Quiz - Abstract Nouns 2

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Abstract Nouns

Eliminate Abstract Verbs

Quiz- Abstract Verbs 1

Quiz - Abstract Verbs 2

Quiz - Abstract Verbs 3

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Abstract Verbs

Avoid Allusions

Quiz - Avoid Allusions 1

Quiz - Avoid Allusions 2

Quiz - Avoid Allusions 3

Exercise and Solution - Avoid Allusions

Use Active Voice Correctly

Quiz- Active Voice

Exercise and Solution - Use Active Voice Correctly

Eliminate Phrasal Verbs

Quiz - Phrasal Verbs 1

Quiz - Phrasal Verbs 2

Quiz - Phrasal Verbs 3

Quiz - Phrasal Verbs 4

Quiz - Phrasal Verbs 5

Exercise and Solution - Eliminate Phrasal Verbs

Before - After Comparisons

Before - After Comparison 1

Before - After Comparison 2

Before - After Comparison 3

3 Types of Readers and Audiences

Exercise and Solution - 3 Types of Readers and Audiences

Update

Carbon Tax - An Editing Exercise

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Eliminate Abstract Nouns

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By: Ugur Akinci

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