Which of the following sentences is concise?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The committee decided to postpone the meeting.
- Step 1: Concise sentences convey the meaning without extra words. Answer: The committee decided to postpone the meeting. Why not the others: The committee made a decision to the effect that the meeting should be postponed to a later date., It was decided by the committee that, at this point in time, the meeting would be put off. and The decision of the committee was to postpone the meeting until some future time. don't fit.
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