Name: _________________________________________ Date: __________

Level 9 Worksheet No. ____

Rewrite the sentences to achieve economy of expressions.

1. It’s a true fact that the speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second.
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2. Terrence fumigated his house to kill the termites dead.
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3. It’s a habitual custom for Mrs. Gonzalez to have a cup of tea when she reads the
newspaper.
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4. These curtains are shorter in length than those.
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5. The citizens protested against the new law.
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6. Will you return again?
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7. The ATM machine is broken.
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8. We must cooperate together if we’re ever going to finish this science project.
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9. The students voted completely unanimously to elect Katia class president.
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10. John arrived early at the party, so he circled around the block for a while.
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11. Bianca is an optimist; she thinks our futures to come will be full of happiness.
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12. The paper clip attached the papers together.
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13. Tamika used the fly swatter to kill the fly dead.
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14. Kelly Clarkson is a modern singer of today.
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15. Never before has a movie had as big an opening as The Dark Knight.
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16. Many students protested against the new dress code.
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17. The opposing team had us surrounded on all sides.
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18. Eric split the cookie into two halves.
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19. Spilling the milk was an unintentional mistake.
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20. Janice asked her mom for cash money to take to the mall.
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21. When Lesley joined the bank, she received a free gift.
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22. It was so cold last night that the sidewalk was covered in frozen ice.
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23. The end result of her stubbornness was that she didn’t get dessert.
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24. The woman who works in the cafeteria is very polite and courteous.
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24. My personal opinion is that the walls should be painted blue.
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25. We assembled together in the kitchen.
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26. When I joined the gym, I received a complimentary personal training session for
free.
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27. Jasper’s twin sisters are exactly identical.
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28. Tremaine really liked those red sneakers, but they were too small in size.
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29. My mom cut the pizza into four quarters.
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30. In the modern world of today, we can easily communicate with people around the
globe.
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31. After much thought and consideration, Frances decided to major in astronomy.
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