Improving Sentence Clarity in a Report

Easy Rhetorical Skills Strategy

Read the following sentence from a report on renewable energy:

"Investing in solar energy technology not only helps reduce carbon emissions but also creates jobs and supports local economies."

Which of the following changes would most improve the clarity and effectiveness of this sentence?

Change "creates jobs" to "creates numerous job opportunities".

Remove "not only" and begin the sentence with "Investing in solar energy technology helps reduce carbon emissions."

Replace "helps reduce" with "is effective in reducing".

Add a statistic about job creation due to solar energy investments.

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