*Make these sentences more concise by eliminatingredundancy and repitition.

a. Igor's fellow colleagues are ambitious.

b. We ask for everyone's mutual cooperation during this busytime.

c. This report is the most informative report on theproject.

d. The consensus of opinion is that we agree with Tanisha'sidea.

e. Sam agrees, Tanya agrees, and Soon-ye agrees too.

*Combine the following sentences three times, each timecreating one fluent sentence that places emphasis in a differentplacel. For the first combination, emphasize the negative aspectson the job. For the second combination, emphasize the positiveaspects. For the third combination, emphasize thesalary.

The job offers an attractive salary. It demands long work hours.It can be stressful. Promotions are rapid.

*Add variety to the following string of similarsentences.

Because people are busy these days, television DVRs areunsurprisingly popular. Because you can record while you are atwork, you don't have to worry about missing your favorite program.In addition, because you can record programs that show late atnight, you don't have to stay up late to catch your favoriteprograms. Finally, in case you are on vacation, you can set the DVRto record your favorite shows automatically every week.

*Make these sentences clearer by eliminating faultyparallism.

a. The weather today is going to be cold, rainy, and withoutmuch sun.

b. My television picture is cloudy and I can seepixellation.

c. My car needs a tune-up, an oil change, and the tires shouldbe replaced.

d. The new teacher is enthusiatic, skilled, and you can dependon her.

e. In his new job, Ramon felt lonely and without a friend.

*Adjust the tone of the following sentences to improvethe connection between the writer and the reader.

a. The writer of this letter would like a refund.

b. The requested report will be sent next week.

c. Students at this college will find the faculty always willingto help.

d. No way am I going to approve this dog a a proposal.

e. Because of your divistion's lagging productivity, amanagement review may be needed.