** Don’t write a sentence that gets you nowhere.

** Don’t repeat what you’ve already said.

** Don’t simply repeat or paraphrase the quotations or the prompt.

** Don’t write whole sentence only to announce that you’re changing the subject.

WORDY: Which idea of the author’s is more in line with what I believe? In fact, all of the author’s ideas are in line with my own.

CONCISE: The author’s ideas are in line with my own.