Using Strong Verbs + Avoiding Redundancy

What is redundancy? Choose any statements that apply.

• Being repetitive in writing

• Doing something a second time.

• Using 'filler' words that are not useful to the main point

• Using very little details; scarce

Which sentence below does not contain redundancy? ​

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• He was surrounded.
• He was completely surrounded on all sides.
• He was surrounded on all sides.

Which sentence below does not contain redundancy? ​

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• He collaborated with the team.
• He collaborated together with the team.
• He worked together with the team.

Which sentence below does not contain redundancy? ​

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• The car is parked in the driveway.
• The car is parked outside in the driveway.
• The car is parked in the driveway outside.

Complete the sentence with the strongest verb:

He​ ​ (a)   in his chair.

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• slouched
• sat
• was
• had been

Which sentence is NOT redundant?

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• The children giggled with delight.
• The children giggled happily with delight.
• The happy children giggled with delight.
• The delighted children giggled happily.

Match the part of speech with its definition:

• descriptive word

• noun

• action or state of being word

• verb

• person, place, thing, or idea

• adjective

Match the word to its part of speech:

• jumped

• state of being verb

• fuzzy

• verb

• towel

• noun

• was

• adjective

Fix the sentence by selecting the best verb to fill in the blank:

Full of excitement, Malik ​ ​ (a)   to his neighbor's house for a sleepover.

• races
• goes
• saunters
• travels

What is redundant about the following paragraph? Select any that apply.

Jessica loved to read. She would read in the morning, and she would read in the afternoon. Sometimes, she would read in the park, and sometimes, she would read at home. Whether it was a sunny day or a rainy one, Jessica would always have a book in her hand.

• 'She' is used repeatedly

• 'Read' is used repeatedly

• Little variety in sentence structure

• Too many sensory details