Wordiness and Redundancy

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What word or phrase should be deleted? Becky was late getting home because of a terrible tragedy at work.

• tragedy

• terrible

• at work

• getting

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The other entries were returned back to their owners.

• NO CHANGE
• put back and returned
• sent back and given
• OMIT back

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?

The dead corpse was found in the church yard.

• dead

• corpse

• church yard

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I, personally will not be attending the match.

• I

• personally

• attending

Which sentence is written correctly?

• My two feet are hurting

• My feet are hurting

• My feet are hurting me

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which word can be removed?

The house is rectangular in shape.

• rectangular

• in shape

• shape

What is the best way to write this sentence?

When we were all gathered and assembled together, we boarded the bus.

• When we were all gathered and assembled, we boarded the bus.

• When we were all gathered together we boarded the bus.

• When we were assembled, we boarded the bus.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.5