Practice: Transform wordy phrases
Sometimes wordiness comes from extra phrases. Sometimes it comes from unnecessary repetition. Sometimes whole sentences are unnecessary. However it occurs, it leads to paragraphs like this:
“We make reference to your fax of 9 June, advising us of further additional details of the situation with regard to the nominated venue for the above training. In response to the queries you have raised therein, I should like to respond to them. Our partner is providing the necessary support required for safe and secure drinking water systems.”
In the next three activities, practise revising to reduce wordiness.