Redundancy

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•
English
•
11th Grade
•
Hard
+20
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.
attendance
was
estimated
about
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the sentence without any redundancies.
The honest truth is that I really do not like shrimp very much.
The truth is that I do not like shrimp very much.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word "redundant" means...
to many
repetitive
wrong
ridiculous
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4B
CCSS.L.6.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define Redundancy...
the state of being not or no longer needed or useful
a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject
using or expressed in too many words
is a single word or a group of words that does not qualify as a complete grammatical sentence
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted? Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.
spotted
oblong
in shape
he
None of the above.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
None of the above.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
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