Eliminating Redundancy

Which sentence is concise and avoids redundancy?

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which phrase in the following sentence is redundant: 'He has a total of 10 different varieties of plants in his garden.'

• different varieties of

• total of

• in his garden

• varieties of

Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'She absolutely adores her new puppy dog.'

• She absolutely adores her new puppy.

• She really adores her new puppy dog.

• She absolutely loves her new puppy dog.

• She adores her new puppy dog.

Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'The reason why I am late is because I overslept.'

• The reason I am late is due to the fact that I overslept.

• I am late because I overslept.

• I am late because of the reason that I overslept.

• The reason for my lateness is because I overslept.

Which phrase in the following sentence is redundant: 'She is a single unmarried woman.'

• unmarried

• single unmarried

• woman

• she is

Identify the unnecessary repetition in the following sentence: 'He absolutely adores playing the piano.'

• absolutely

• adores

• the piano

• playing

Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'The two twins look exactly alike.'

• The two twins look exactly similar.

• The two twins resemble each other exactly.

• The two twins look alike.

• The two twins appear exactly the same.

Which word in the following sentence is redundant: 'She whispered quietly so no one else could hear.'

• quietly

• hear

• else

• whispered

Identify the unnecessary repetition in the following sentence: 'The new innovation is a breakthrough in technology.'

• breakthrough in technology

• new breakthrough in technology

• technology innovation

• innovation in technology

Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'The final outcome of the experiment was successful.'

• The experiment was ultimately successful in its outcome.

• The outcome of the experiment was a success.

• The final result of the experiment was a success.

• The experiment was successful.