Question

Managing Sentence Content LO7--L09 Make these sentences more readable, and the main points clear, by breaking them up, tightening the wording, and/or restructuring them. 1. Records were set Wednesday by both the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index, which closed at 8,001.40 up 27.08 points, topping its previous high of 7,986.50, and Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which finished at 1,264.03, up 6.90, setting a five-day high Reserving this property requires a $500 security deposit, which will be refunded unless there is damage to the property or evidence that there has been smoking in the cottage or a pet on the premises or if the reservation is canceled within 30 days prior to the rental period. 3. The Consumer Education Committee is assigned the duties of keeping informed of the quali- ties of all consumer goods and services, especially of their strengths and shortcomings, of gathering all pertinent information on dealers' sales practices, with emphasis on practices involving honest and reasonable fairness, and of publicizing any of the information collected that may be helpful in educating the consumer.

Answer 1

1. Records were set by both the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.   The New York Stock Exchange closed at 8,0040, up 27.08 points, topping its previous high of 7,986.50, set Wednesday.  Additionally, Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which finished at 1,264.03, up 6.90, also set a five-day high.
2. The requirements to rent the property is $500 security deposit, unless (1) There's damage to the property, (2) Evidence of smoking in the cottage, (3) Pet on the premises, (4) If the reservation is canceled within the month of the rental period.
3. The Consumer Education Committee has three primary duties. (1) It keeps informed of the qualities of all consumer goods and services (especially their strengths and shortcomings). (2) It gathers all pertinent information on dealers’ sales practices (with emphasis on dealers’ fairness and honesty). (3) It publicizes any of the information it collects that may educate the consumer.