Question

Time is money in any business environment. To be successful in the business world, you must be able to create concise and easy-to-read messages. As you revise, eliminate flabby expressions, long lead-ins, fillers, redundancies, and empty words. Your audience will appreciate your brevity. Which of the following sentences contain flabby expressions? Check all that apply. I worked on the MarkMaster campaign for the period of 35 hours last week. Help yourself to the cookies in the break room. Until our copier is replaced, please use the one on the third floor. In very few cases will he return text messages. In addition to the above, the client is of the opinion that, as a general rule, Comic Sans font is childish.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answers are letters "A", "C", "D", and "E".

Explanation:

Flabby expressions are wordy segments that confuse the meaning of the messages intended to be transmitted. Using concise verbs will reduce the use of flabby expressions which is to give the message a direct sound. Flabby expressions should be trimmed so the segment expressed can be easily understood.

Expressions like "for the period of", "in very few cases", "in addition to", or "as a general rule" are considered flabby in sentences and should be avoided.