Wordiness and Redundancy

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Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.

• spotted

• oblong

• in shape

• he

^{Which word or phrase should be deleted because it is redundant?} Because of their past memories of Fido, the children cried when he was euthanized.

• cried

• euthanized

• memories

• past

^{Which word or phrase should be deleted because it is redundant?} Mother has to descend down the basement stairs to do the family laundry.

• descend

• down

• to do

• has too

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In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.

• personal

• opinion

• my

• too long

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The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.

• attendance

• was

• estimated

• about

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Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift

• attends

• free

• gift

• grand

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According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty.

• root

• cause

• west-side

• to our

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Becky was late getting home because of a terrible tragedy at work.

• tragedy

• terrible

• at work

• getting

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The little people in her diorama are made out of clay

• little

• are made

• out

• of

What should be deleted because it is too wordy? In the near future I am going to buy a car.

• near

• buy

• car

• I