Sentence Shortening

1. The man in the federal courtroom pleaded guilty. (changed a bit)
1. He pleaded guilty in court.

2. The baseball player who hit first in the game had a home run.
2. The first player in the game had a home run.

3. There are several new items on the agenda.
3. The agenda contains more.

4. At the end of the day, he was really tired.
4. That evening he was exhausted.

5. At the press conference, no announcement was made by the president about the hostages.
5. The president did not address the hostages, at the press conference.

6. There are several laws in effect that ban tools that allow people to break into cars.
6. Several tools used in car robberies are banned.

7. He smiled happily as she scooped up the ice cream.
7. He smiled as she scooped ice cream.

8. The hurricane slowed up traffic in Miami.
8. The hurricane slowed Miami traffic.

9. The professor admitted that he made up the data.
9.  The professor admitted to fabricating data.

10. The critics said that this is movie that will change her life.
10. The critics call it a life changing movie.