What impact does beginning sentences with "it is" or "there are" have on a business message?
A) The message is less precise because it is wordy and lacks a specific subject.
B) The message is less precise because it contains figurative,not literal,meanings.
C) The message is more concise because those are brief phrases.
D) The message is more active because the second word is a verb.
E) The message is less natural sounding because it is not parallel.

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Readers naturally want to know precisely who or what the subject of a sentence is,particularly in business writing,where specificity is so important.Most sentences that begin with "it is" or "there are" fail to provide a specific subject and generally contain more words than necessary.

What Impact Does Beginning Sentences with "It Is" or "There