Question

Which version of the sentence is most concise?

The reason the trip is delayed is because we have not collected all the fees.
The reason for the delay is the fees for the trip have not yet been completely collected.
The trip is delayed because all the fees have not yet been collected.
The trip's delay is because of all the fees not yet being collected.

Answer 1

The trip's delay is because of all the fees not yet being collected.

Step-by-step explanation:

The meaning of concise is "giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive." So this is the best choice because this sentence is not using all unnecessary words such as 'is' and was' so the sentence is much more brief and comprehensive then all of the others so, this is the best choice.

Answer 2

The trip is delayed because all the fees have not yet been collected.

Step-by-step explanation:

It explains why the trip delayed without adding too many words in the sentence, making the sentence short and easy to understand.