Wordiness and Redundancy

Her prom dress was most unique.

• NO CHANGE

• distinctively unique

• matchless and unique

• OMIT most

Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift

• attends

• free

• gift

• grand

The other entries were returned back to their owners.

• NO CHANGE

• put back and returned

• sent back and given

• OMIT back

You could never at any time convince me to get on a roller coaster.

• NO CHANGE

• never ever

• at no moment ever

• OMIT at any time

I'd like this school year to be over and done with.

• NO CHANGE

• over.

• over and finished.

• done and gone.

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

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

Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?

The dead corpse was found in the church yard.

• dead

• corpse

• church yard

Which word can be removed?

The house is rectangular in shape.

• rectangular

• in shape

• shape

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.