Avoiding repetitions

What can we use to avoid repetitions?

• an antonym

• a more general word

• do not use the word

• a title/descriptive word

• a close synonym

"I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice."

Choose the sentence with the least repetition from the following.

• I yearn to be with my mother, to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to her voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by her and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, to be fed by her and to listen to her voice.

"I love to play the drums."

"I love to play the drums too."

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in the second sentence.

• done

• did

• do

• doing

"The filing of nominations commences 21 days prior to the polling day and ends 14 days prior to the polling day."

Choose the sentence with the least repetition from the following.

• The filing of nominations takes place between 21 and 14 days prior to the polling day.

• The filing of nominations commences 21 days prior to the polling day and ends 7 days thereafter.

• The filing of nominations commences 21 days prior to the polling day and ends 14 days before the polling day.

• Both options 1 and 2 above are correct but option 3 is wrong.

"There has been a lot of speculation about why the Indian cricket team played so badly in the semi-final of the World Cup; the officials claim that they played so badly because they were tired."

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in this sentence.

• do so

• did so

• done so

• doing so

"I won’t clean my room today."

"You should clean your room today."

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in the second sentence.

• shall

• should

• could

• All of the above are correct.

"In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the effects of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the ways to reduce road accidents."

Choose the sentence with the least repetition from the following.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents and their effects. Then the speaker discusses the ways to reduce road accidents.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents, their effects and ways to reduce them.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the effects of road accidents and the ways to reduce them.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents, their effects and the ways to reduce road accidents.

"Many villagers are leaving the villages and the reason they are leaving the villages is because they are unable to get jobs."

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in this sentence.

• doing so

• do such a thing

• done so

• do this way

"Bangalore has many broad, broad streets."

Choose the appropriate response to this sentence with reference to avoiding repetition from the following.

• One 'broad' can be removed.

• One 'broad' should be replaced by 'wide'.

• Both 'broads' can be removed.

• The repetition is acceptable.

"Do I need to come fasting for the blood test?"

"Yes, you need to come fasting for the blood test."

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in the second sentence.

• do

• need to

• do need to

• All of the above are correct.