Question

What should be changed in the following sentence to make it tighter or more precise? Select all that apply. (At least one answer is correct.) The principal services provided by the crisis team are conflict resolution and harm reduction.

Group of answer choices
1. "Principal" should be "principle."
2. Eliminate passive voice. Rewrite it in active voice.
3. Eliminate the jargon.

Answer 1

The sentence 'The principal services provided by the crisis team are conflict resolution and harm reduction.' is already concise, uses 'principal' correctly, has no passive voice, and contains appropriate jargon, meaning no changes are necessary for precision or conciseness.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence in question is already quite concise and does not contain passive voice. Therefore, option 2 does not apply. 'Principal' is correctly used as an adjective meaning 'main' or 'most important' and should not be replaced with 'principle,' which is a noun or a rule. So, option 1 is also incorrect. In terms of jargon, 'conflict resolution' and 'harm reduction' are terms commonly used in discussions about crisis management, so they are appropriate in context and option 3 does not apply. The sentence does not need to be altered for conciseness or precision.