1. Figurative Language: Exercises to eliminate wordiness in your writing

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3. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: The animal hospital smelled very bad. There were many dogs living together in a small area, and since they were so close together, the smell was stronger than normal. Anyone who walked near the hospital made a face because it smelled so bad.

4. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: She was so beautiful. She had long, dark hair that flowed down her back, and her skin was as white as snow. She was so pretty that everyone wanted to be her, and when she walked into a room, no one could do anything but stare at her because she was so beautiful.

5. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: I was so mad I wanted to punch someone in the face. I didn’t like what he had said to me, so I let my anger boil up inside of me. Boy, was I mad. I felt like the anger was running through my body.

6. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: She was so sad that she cried for four hours straight. She felt like she wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out. She couldn’t stop crying, and she couldn’t make herself smile, no matter how hard she tried. She was so, so sad.

7. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: I was so scared. It was so dark outside, and I was alone in the woods. I heard noises coming from all around me; I didn’t know what was making the noises, which made me even more scared. I didn’t know what to do; I was too scared to think.

8. Rewrite this paragraph using only one sentence: The woman was so ugly she scared me. She had a big nose and a lot of unruly, grey hair. Her teeth were crooked and stained, and her eyes were cloudy and unfocused. Her hair was unbrushed and she smelled funny.