Activity: Wordiness

Read and do the associated practice for wordiness to learn about this type of diction error and get some practice fixing sentences with it.

Because my parents were no longer able to care for my grandfather, they decided to place him in a nursing home.
Shoney's milkshake bar is not working because it needs a replacement gear.
Rocco can do relatively well on assignments at the last minute, but to get the A's he seeks, he always tries to start early.
Ashley likes Star Trek better than Star Wars because it focuses on science and exploration while Star Wars focuses on religion and war.
The committee decided that the primary issue regarding the river pollution was whether the clean-up should be done by community volunteers or if there was sufficient budget to pay city workers.