ELAGSE7L3a Practice

Which word should be deleted to eliminate redundancy?

It is a true fact that the U.S. has more divorces per capital than any country in the world.

• fact

• true

• more

• country

Which word should be deleted to eliminate redundancy?

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

• personal

• opinion

• my

• too long

Which word should be deleted to eliminate redundancy?

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

• attends

• free

• gift

• grand

Rewrite this sentence to eliminate wordiness/redundancy.

Past studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light and sunlight.

• NO CHANGE

• Studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light.

• Studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light and sunlight.

• Studies in the past have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light.

Rewrite this sentence to eliminate wordiness/redundancy.

New buildings, which were just built, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• NO CHANGE

• New buildings, which were just built recently, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• New buildings, which were just built in the recent past, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• New buildings may be designed with these studies in mind.

Rewrite this sentence to eliminate wordiness/redundancy.

One company in California gained a huge and tremendous boost in employees' morale.

• NO CHANGE

• One company in California gained a huge, substantial, and tremendous boost in employees' morale.

• One company in California gained a tremendous boost in employees' morale.

• One company in California gained employees.

Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?

The dead corpse was found in the church yard.

• dead

• corpse

• church yard

Choose the sentence without any redundancies

• I really love my daughter very much from the bottom of my heart. 
• I love my daughter very much. 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Choose the sentence without any redundancies

• In my essay paper, I wrote about my absolute hopes and desires.
• In my essay, I wrote about my hopes.  

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Choose the sentence without any redundancies

• If the two groups cooperate together, there will definitely be positive benefits for both.
• If the two groups cooperate, both will benefit.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.4