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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

How can I write clearer sentences?

I am selecting new vocabulary words and use them in my sentences

He abridge the length of his shirt by two inches and he liked how his shirt fit him.
She abridge her musical composition so that she could please her music professor’s request.

Does this make sense and how can I improve my writing?
  

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Hi, 'Abridge' is mainly used for books, articles and other forms of writing. Note also that if you abridge eg a book, you now have both the original book and the abridged version. Is that what she did to her music, below?

  • Hi, 'Abridge' is mainly used for books, articles and other forms of writing.
  • Note also that if you abridge eg a book, you now have both the original book and the abridged version.
  • Is that what she did to her music, below?
  • He shortened his shirt by two inches and liked how it then fitted.
  • She abridged her musical composition because her music professor requested her to.
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Hi,

'Abridge' is mainly used for books, articles and other forms of writing.
Note also that if you abridge eg a book, you now have both the original book and the abridged version.
Is that what she did to her music, below?

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Okay,
So the first sentence would not make sense if I used abridge then??
How about the second?? I am trying to find a word that means shorten and I found abridge.
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Hi,

I tried to help you, but you didn't say 'thank you'.

Okay,
So the first sentence would not make sense if I used abridge then?? That's right. Don't use it.

How about the second?? Don't use it. It's not a suitable word.

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