Writing for the Mass Media 1.13 and 1.14

1.13 Brevity
1. Wore a goatee
2. Throughout the nation
3. Was identified
4. Appeared ill
5. A body was found
6. In Los Angelas
7. Cost ten dollars
8. Broke a rule
9. For May
10. For a short time
11. A pioneer
12. The incumbent
13. Will close
14. At Sixth and Elm
15. For shocking

1.14 Wordiness

1. There was no doubt that Hannah would soon become a recognized Jazz singer.
2. Midville is a small, family-friendly town.
3. Ed meticulously charted his church denomination's growth.
4.  Erin felt the quality of her education did not justify her college's high tuition.
5. Incomprehensibly, mathematically challenged Sally signed up for one of the hardest math courses.
6. Missing prerequisite courses made it difficult for John to schedule his upcoming semester.
7. Professors give little thought to the problem of expensive textbooks.
8. Alex thinks that reading as much as he can will improve his writing.
9. Football has replaced baseball as the favorite sport in this country.
10. Laura stayed in her room most of February fighting a cold.
11. Because work ethic is key to success, I dislike aiding the negligent.