Redundancy Part 2

During his freshman year of high school, Jack Murano, Cougar High School's band director, took an interest in David's drumming on the line and thought he might perhaps be good enough to be in the drum core maybe to become a first-chair drummer.

• NO CHANGE

• thought David had the capacity

• noticed that he displayed some type of possible potential talent

• saw David's potential gifts that he could utilize

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Like so many sophomores, he no longer felt the fear and excitement that came with starting high school, nor was the maturity and responsibility bestowed on him as it was on the seniors.

• NO CHANGE

• was he as mature and responsible as

• was he bestowed and granted the maturity and responsibility like

• the maturity and responsibility bestowed on

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CCSS.L.3.1G

When the star quarterback ran onto the field, I wasn't anticipating the mayhem.

• NO CHANGE

• ready for the unforeseen mayhem.

• anticipating, in terms of the mayhem, what would eventually happen.

• prepared for the mayhem, which I did not expect to happen.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

After rock music became popular in the 1970's, the leather jacket became a fashion statement among people who wanted their personal style to express two distinct character traits that rock musicians had of oing against the norm and not being afraid to show it.

• NO CHANGE

• this.

• edginess and confidence.

• aspirations or hopes to exhibit a certain coolness everywhere they went, as well as self-assurance.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

It can be seen that these pants are stylish, comfortable, and (along with many of the jackets in the same collection) water-repellent.

• NO CHANGE

• incapable of having water soak through the fabric.

• have the ability to repel water.

• resist water damage.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

One of the highlights of his career was the time he volunteered aid through the supervision of the construction of the new park downtown.

• NO CHANGE

• for the supervision of

• to aid by supervising

• to supervise

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CCSS.L.8.1A

She also love abbreviations typically formed from parts of words, such as NATO, Scuba, Radar, or Interpol.

• NO CHANGE

• words that stood in place of more words or phrases,

• abbreviated phrases or words,

• acronyms,

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Over time, Alice learned that any mishaps on Thanksgiving - and there were always unforeseen problems - were possible to overcome.

• NO CHANGE

• to be handled in a successful way.

• to overcome, more or less.

• to overcome and handle well.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Sandra knew she could get extra fries out of the waitress. She just had to inspire some pity and appeal to the compassionate feelings of the waitress's sympathy.

• NO CHANGE

• the emotional attributes of

• the sensitive qualities pertaining to

• DELETE the underlined portion

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Pulling the piping-hot cake out of the oven, Stefan realized that his finished creation did not match the anticipation of the expected result.

• NO CHANGE

• picture in the cookbook.

• shape that all of his other cakes had previously.

• pictorial representation of the cake that he had seen in the cookbook.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C