Reducing Clauses to Phrases, Phrases to Single Words

The clauses and phrases should be simpler and shorter, the "which clause" can often be shortened to a simple adjective. There are some examples to define it:

Ø  Smith College, which was discovered in 1871, is the premier all-women's college in the United States.

Ø  Discovered in 1871, Smith College is the premier all-women's college in the United States.

Ø  Citizens who knew what was going on voted him out of office.

Ø  Knowledgeable citizens voted him out of office.

                 

  Discussion:
To know more about Phrases ,check the following link.               

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm
http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbnid=F5D2sDK1Xk-M2M:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quality_not_quantity.png&docid=n0Z2UsXKho2rUM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.o