Directions: Revise these sentences to state their meaning in fewer words.Avoid the passive voice, needless repetition, and wordy phrases and clauses.Write the answer in the space provided after each item.example;redundant: some people believe in capital punishment, while other people are against it; there are many opinions on this subject.
revised: there are people who are for and people who are against capital capital punishment.
it is expected that the new schedule will be announced by the bus company within the next few days

To improve sentences, converting from passive to active voice is beneficial; it enhances clarity and concision. Characters should be the grammatical subjects and the main actions should be the verbs. Eliminate unnecessary words and phrases for a more direct and informative sentence.

Converting sentences from the passive to the active voice typically makes them clearer, more direct, and often shorter. For example, 'The new schedule will be announced by the bus company within the next few days' in active voice could be 'The bus company will announce the new schedule within the next few days.' Revision for clarity and concision can involve deleting unnecessary prepositional phrases and ensuring that characters are the grammatical subjects and the key actions are the verbs. For instance, 'An investigation was initiated, and interviews were conducted' in active voice becomes 'The homicide squad initiated the investigation and conducted interviews,' providing clarity regarding who is performing the actions.