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HOW TO REDUCE

WORD COUNT
Editing Tips 101: Part I, Tip #1
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AVOID HOW TO REVISE


Meaningless verb + nominalization:
NOMINALIZATIONS Delete the meaningless one and
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What is a nominalization? It's convert the nominalization into the

when you convert a word into a main verb. Ex: Joe will conduct

noun form, e.g., consider research.          Joe will research.

 consideration. Nominalization is the subject of


Why shouldn't we use passive voice structure: Identify the
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nominalizations? They create true subject, and convert
wordiness by, for example, nominalization to a verb for that
adding avoidable prepositions subject. Ex:  The approval of the plan
and articles or creating passive was given...         The committee
voice. approved the plan...

Back-to-back nominalizations: Make


the first a verb, and keep the second or
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RECOGNIZING change the second to a question-word
phrase. Ex:  First was their introduction
NOMINALIZATIONS of their analysis of...         First, they
Most common include: introduced how they analyzed... 

Phrases using "make" and Nominalization in subject is connected


"take"  to nominalization in predicate: Change
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gerunds (verb+ing) each nominalization to a verb. Then

nouns typically ending in consider the logical connection


between the two parts and add the
-tion, -sion, -ment, -ence,
appropriate connectors (because, when,
and -ance
if, although, even though, despite, etc.).
Ex: Her understanding of the situation
was evidenced by the quitting of her
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showed she understood the situation.

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