Precise Language

Using Precise Language

Directions: rewrite the following sentences to replace vague language with precise language.

Example:

Vague Sentence à I think that there should be law against using too much water.

Precise Sentence à It should be illegal to waste water.

1. I think it may be true that you can make water turn into steam if you make the water hot enough.

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2. You and I will be able to see the first stars appear in the night sky at exactly eight thirty at night.

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3. Thousands of types of animals that live on the land were destroyed in the great amazing flood of 1675.

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4. I think that my new car is an extremely high quality piece of machinery.

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5. People don’t like Tom because he is a careless person.

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6. One universal language for everybody in the world to communicate with each other which would be much easier.

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