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Which sentence does not have a wordiness​ problem? A. It is a fact that​ MTV, which was founded in​ 1981, was the first cable station to play music videos. B. In the event that the student withdraws from a course before the final drop​ date, the​ student’s transcript will not show a record of the course. C. A standard lease gives the landlord the right of reasonable access to the property. D. In view of the fact that a major virus can crash an entire​ computer, it is my opinion that we should invest in antivirus software.

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Answer:C

A standard lease gives the landlord the right of reasonable access to the property

Step-by-step explanation:

Examples of wordy expressions

New wordy expressions are created every day. Check your writing for similar roundabout ways of saying what you mean.

after the conclusion of = after: After the concert we left not After the conclusion of the concert we left.

all of = all: All the boys came not All of the boys came.

any and all = any or all: We appreciate any suggestions not We appreciate any and all suggestions.

at the present moment, at this point in time = now: We are looking for a solution now not We are looking for a solution at the present moment.

by means of = by: He came by car not He came by means of a car.

due to the fact that = because: Because he called, we waited not Due to the fact that he called, we waited.

for the purpose of (+ gerund) = to: The meeting is to discuss plans not The meeting is for the purpose of discussing plans.

he is a man who is = he is: He is admired not He is a man who is admired.

In a place where = where: They lived where no trees grew not They lived in a place where no trees grew.

in connection with = about: He telephoned about the rally not He telephoned in connection with the rally.

in order to = to: He said this to help you not He said this in order to help you.

in spite of the fact that = although or though: Although she agreed, she was sad not In spite of the fact that she agreed, she was sad.

in the near future = soon: We'll see you soon not We'll see you in the near future.

in view of the fact that = because: Because she helped us, we won not In view of the fact that she helped us, we won.

is located in = is in: Ventura County is in California not Ventura County is located in California.

on the part of = by: A suggestion by the consultant helped not A suggestion on the part of the consultant helped.

owing to the fact that = because: Because he was here, we stayed not Owing to the fact that he was here, we stayed.

rarely ever = rarely: She rarely speaks to a large group not She rarely ever speaks to a large group.

the fact is that, the truth is that = often omit altogether: You are the right candidate not The fact is that you are the right candidate.

which was when = when: I spoke with him yesterday when he called not I spoke with him yesterday, which was when he called.

with the exception of = except: I like all sports except boxing not I like all sports with the exception of boxing.

User Maheta Dhaval K
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im going to go with C.) it has the least words and gets right to the point the others are embellished with lots of words... making them wordy
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