Effective Writing 10th Edition by Claire May,Gordon May

Exercise 9

Revise the following sentences so that they are more effective, based on the guidelines discussed in this chapter.
1. The CEO made reference to the pension plan in his address.
2. A qualified opinion was issued on the 2014 financial statements.
3. Two weeks of vacation will be taken by new employees.
4. The completion of the project by the due date of next week will challenge the accountants in the department.
5. Wordiness is the problem that makes my writing less effective than it ought to be.
6. This memo provides an explanation of our policies on the use of company email.
7. The auditors came to the conclusion that additional procedures should be performed by them on inventory.
8. There are several benefits that can come from investing in new equipment.
9. Expense recognition states that once a cost expires, we should recognize expense.
10. The option kept the land available until a decision was reached about whether to buy it.