Rules For writers, My Choice; Chapter 16, Wordy Sentences

The main points of Chapter 16 are redundancy, repetition,concise and inflated words, simple sentence structure and reducing clauses to phrases and phrases into single words. These guidelines help to make sentences clear, concise and meaningful.
A wordy sentence is neither long or short. Sentences are wordy if it can be condensed without losing the meaning. Chapter 16 says these types of sentences are usually redundant, over using modifiers that add meaning to the words used. Repetition can be useful for effect but many times a concise version works better. "Rules For Writers"explains empty or inflated sentences such as, "I think that", or, "It Seems To Me" are unnecessary and can be removed without losing meaning. This chapter gives the reader a list of concise and inflated words to show how using concise words fit the structure of a sentence, tightening it. Strengthening the verb is also another way.
I have been practicing rereading my essays for different purposes and this is one I notice is important. I have a tendency to use phrases such as, "I think that", and find it completely unnecessary and does not add a thing to my sentence structure. I keep that list of concise and inflated words with me to use as I proof read my work. To prevent redundancy I have found the thesaurus very helpful for words that mean the same but are not repeated in my writing. I am more thoughtful when I write and give more information now without taking the reader on a roller coaster ride of words that mean nothing.