GMAT · Verbalability · Sentence Correction — Concision T/F

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'The reason is because' is redundant.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'Reason is that' is the preferred form.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   'In order to' is always required (cannot be 'to').

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   'Whether or not' is concise.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'Owing to the fact that' should be 'because'.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   GMAT prefers active over passive voice when both are clear.

Instructions

Decide each concision rule.