What does abridge mean? It’s for a practice SAT.

Which three of the following choices are advantages of using active voice a) engages readers b) less wordy c) conceals the subject d) less confusing e) object acted on is given importance

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

In the conclusion of the radio broadcast war of the worlds, orson welles: