Asked by justin

Read the sentence.

The audience rose up and graciously applauded the guest speaker with a standing ovation.

What is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness?
The audience rose and graciously applauded the guest speaker.
The audience rose and graciously gave the guest speaker a standing ovation.
Applauding the guest speaker with a standing ovation, the audience rose.
The sentence is correct as written.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"The audience rose and graciously applauded the guest speaker."

This revision removes the redundant "rose up" and avoids the awkward repetition implied by "rose" plus "standing ovation," making the sentence more concise.