Redundancy MHS 1

Which word should be deleted?
It is a true fact that the U.S. has more divorces per capital than any country in the world.

• fact
• true
• more
• country

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.

• spotted
• oblong
• in shape
• he

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CCSS.W.11-12.4

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
 In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.

• personal
• opinion
• my
• too long

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.5

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.

• attendance
• was
• estimated
• about

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
The little people in her diorama are made out of clay

• little
• are made
• out
• of

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.5

What word or phrase should be deleted?
“George, you had better make advance reservations at that hotel before we get on the plane!”

• you had
• advance
• before
• had better

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

What word or phrase should be deleted?
According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty.

• root
• cause
• west-side
• to our

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.

• spotted
• oblong
• in shape
• he

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word or phrase should be deleted?Because of their past memories of Fido, the children cried when he was euthanized.

• cried
• euthanized
• memories
• past

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word or phrase should be deleted?Mother has to descend down the basement stairs to do the family laundry.

• descend
• down
• to do
• has too

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.4