Superfluous nouns fatten many sentences and
distract attention from a stronger noun by relegating it
to a prepositional phrase.
the field of economics
|
CHANGE TO
|
economics |
the level of wages
rose
|
CHANGE TO
|
wages rose |
the process of industrialization
|
CHANGE TO
|
industrialization |
the volume of demand fell
|
CHANGE TO
|
demand fell |
Such trimming does not always
work, but it does work often. Here is a list of nouns
that, interposed between the and of, can often be done
away with.
the amount of |
CUT |
the area of |
CUT |
the case of |
CUT |
the character of |
CUT |
the concept of |
CUT |
the degree of |
CUT |
the existence of |
CUT |
the extent of |
CUT |
the field of |
CUT |
the form of |
CUT |
the idea of |
CUT |
the level of |
CUT |
the magnitude of |
CUT |
the nature of |
CUT |
the number of |
CUT |
the presence of |
CUT |
the process of |
CUT |
the purpose of |
CUT |
the sum of |
CUT |
the volume of |
CUT |
the way of |
CUT |