Reducing Redundancy and Wordiness

Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?

The dead corpse was found in the church yard.

• dead

• corpse

• church yard

I, personally will not be attending the match

• I

• personally

• attending

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence is written correctly?

• My two feet are hurting

• My feet are hurting

• My feet are hurting me

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which word can be removed? The house is rectangular in shape

• rectangular

• in shape

• shape

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

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.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Correct this sentence:

There are many species and types of birds that are all different

• There are many species of birds

• There are manydifferent species of birds

• There different species of birds

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which word/s should remain in this sentence? This task should be done by each of you individually.

• individually

• by each of you

• by each

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a synonym for redundancy

• wordiness

• tautology

• eliminate

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What happens to the reader when writers use redundancy and wordiness

• They become tired and go to sleep

• They become tired and lose interest

• They lose interest and close their chromebooks

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

How can you avoid redundancy

• Use as many words as possible to express your ideas

• Only use words that are necessary to express your idea

• Eliminate important words and leave the unnecessary ones

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A