Editing complicated instructions · Making instructions easier to act on

Making instructions easier to act on in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Making instructions easier to act on.

A verb can become a noun, such as decide → decision, for a compact formal style. Too many abstract nouns make writing heavy; a direct verb is sometimes clearer.

Context: Editing complicated instructions. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

A formal tone does not require unnecessary distance between the reader and the action.

لا تتطلب النبرة الرسمية مسافة غير ضرورية بين القارئ والإجراء.

Where responsibility matters, name the person or team expected to act.

عندما تكون المسؤولية مهمة، سمِّ الشخص أو الفريق المطلوب منه التصرف.

Where the process itself is the topic, an appropriate noun form may still be useful.

عندما يكون الإجراء نفسه موضوع الحديث، قد تظل الصيغة الاسمية المناسبة مفيدة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: A formal tone does not require unnecessary distance between the reader and the action.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: عندما يكون الإجراء نفسه موضوع الحديث، قد تظل الصيغة الاسمية المناسبة مفيدة.