Rob is editing his latest marketing research report for a client outside his organization.He reads the following sentence to himself: "The performance of the investigation of the SCW that was conducted by the SEPG office showed the following end results for the 3LM." Which of the following stylistic suggestions was NOT violated?
A)changing tense unnecessarily
B)use jargon sparingly
C)use strong verbs
D)use active voice
E)eliminate extra words

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The sentence does not violate the stylistic suggestion to use active voice, use strong verbs, use jargon sparingly, and eliminate extra words. However, the use of past tense ("was conducted") could be revised to present tense for clarity and conciseness.

Rob Is Editing His Latest Marketing Research Report for a Client