Question

read the sentence.
the failing company was not going to succeed because it was bankrupt and did not have any money left.
what is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness?
○ the company was failing because it was bankrupt and did not have enough money left.
○ the company was failing and not succeeding because it was out of money.
○ the failing company was going bankrupt.
○ the sentence is correct as written.

Explanation:

The original sentence has redundancy: "failing company was not going to succeed" is repetitive, and "bankrupt and did not have any money left" is redundant since bankruptcy means no remaining funds. We need to pick the option that removes all wordiness without losing core meaning.

1. The first option still has redundant phrasing ("did not have enough money left" with "bankrupt") and retains unnecessary wording.
2. The second option repeats "failing and not succeeding", which is wordy.
3. The third option condenses the core idea (the failing company is bankrupt, which inherently explains lack of success/funds) without redundancy.
4. The fourth option is wrong because the original is wordy.

Answer:

The failing company was going bankrupt.