NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Rule 4: Keep Sentences Short, Continued
Example:
Sentence
stretchers,
WORDY: It is required that you attend the class... There is a meeting for them
continued
tonight... His plan is the one that we support... He took the test
which was given today.
BETTER: You must attend class... They will meet tonight.. We support his
plan... He took the test today.
Use questions for emphasis.
Use questions
Example:
STUFFY: Request that this headquarters be informed whether the conference
has been rescheduled.
BETTER: Has the conference been rescheduled?
Writing Mechanics and Composition
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