EXERCISE Rewrite the sentences to avoid unnecessary wordiness. 1. The principal will give a talk to the parents at the PTA meeting about how important it is for their children to get to school on time, 2. I would like to say that no playwright has ever used language as effectively as Shakespeare. 3. Mozart, who was a musical prodigy, is best known for his operas 4. The jewelry store sold me a watch that was stolen. 5. The meeting that was scheduled for 3 P.M. was cancelled because Mr. Rushton, the consultant who was giving the presentation about the results on our computer security, was arrested for creating computer viruses that were very destructive. EXERCISE Rewrite the sentences to avoid unnecessary wordiness. 1. The principal will give a talk to the parents at the PTA meeting about how important it is for their children to get to school on time, 2. I would like to say that no playwright has ever used language as effectively as Shakespeare. 3. Mozart, who was a musical prodigy, is best known for his operas 4. The jewelry store sold me a watch that was stolen. 5. The meeting that was scheduled for 3 P.M. was cancelled because Mr. Rushton, the consultant who was giving the presentation about the results on our computer security, was arrested for creating computer viruses that were very destructive