Conciseness Practice!

Question 1

His dominant artistic subject IN HIS ART was as expansive murals: the role played by laborers in the past and present.

Accepted Answer

DELETE the bolded portion

Question 2

FOR HIS LIVELIHOOD, HE RAISED cattle for a living, but he enjoyed most the herd of tall; magnificent horses he kept.

Accepted Answer

He raised

Question 3

MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AND THOUGHT OF by the name “prickly pear”, the Opuntia genus of cactus contains many edible species.

Accepted Answer

Commonly known

Question 4

THE TEACHER TAUGHT THE LESSON THAT cleared up any misconceptions about the nature of space travel.

Accepted Answer

NO CHANGE

Question 5

Sangita Santosham, a respected vocalist, HAS MULTIPLE GENRES OF SINGING THAT ARE KNOWN BY HER.

Accepted Answer

can sing in multiple genres

Question 6

He suspected that this miraculously-seeming process MAY OR MAY NOT OFFER valuable insights into how all learning occurs.

Accepted Answer

might offer

Question 7

He's praised by artists for his vivid images, many of which are still published in children's books FOR THE YOUNG today.

Accepted Answer

DELETE the bolded portion

Question 8

Her initial FATIGUE AND EXHAUSTION turned into exhilaration as she swam through the blue ocean waves.

Accepted Answer

exhaustion

Question 9

She worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION in Baltimore public schools

Accepted Answer

DELETE the bolded portion

Question 10

For some people, American Indian music is ASSOCIATED AND CONNECTED with high vocals accompanied by a steady drumbeat

Accepted Answer

associated

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