Editing Skills - Unnecessary Words

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Editing Skills- There is a word in some of these sentences that

shouldn’t be there; delete the word or mark the sentence right.

1. In yesterday's early launch gives Microsoft a valuable head-start over their rivals.

2. All drinkers develop some tolerance to the alcohol so that the heavy drinker can

take a third more than the novice.

3. Nearly two-thirds of the MPs present have voted against the president's candidate

in a session late last night.

4. If they had expected the next hour to be an easy ride, they were to be surprised.

5. A controversial “safer cigarette” was designed to cut the risk of smoking-related

diseases such as cancer and heart failure by up to 90% is being launched soon.

6. Our attitude will be stronger attitude than in the earlier games.

7. Officials yesterday admitted the new drink laws could lead to more alcohol-

related arrests because of more police resources were being deployed in this area.

8. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds often do less well at university as they

struggle to pay the bills.

9. Towns and villages in the parts of England can expect more severe winter

flooding and lengthy droughts during the summer in coming decades due to

global warming.

10. Five years ago research was published showing that everyone of European

extraction was descended from one of seven women who lived 40,000 years ago.