Avoiding Repetition

What can we use to avoid repetitions?

• an antonym

• a more general word

• do not use the word

• a title/descriptive word

• a close synonym

"I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice." Choose the sentence with the least repetition from the following.

• I yearn to be with my mother, to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by my mother and I yearn to listen to her voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, I yearn to be fed by her and I yearn to listen to my mother's voice.

• I yearn to be with my mother, to be fed by her and to listen to her voice.

I love to play the drums. I love to play the drums too. Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in the second sentence.

• done

• did

• do

• doing

There has been a lot of speculation about why the Indian cricket team played so badly in the semi-final of the World Cup; the officials claim that they played so badly because they were tired. Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in this sentence.

• do so

• did so

• done so

• doing so

Many villagers are leaving the villages and the reason they are leaving the villages is because they are unable to get jobs.

Choose the option to replace the words in italics so as to avoid repetition in this sentence.

• doing so

• do such a thing

• done so

• do this way

"Bangalore has many broad, broad streets."

Choose the appropriate response to this sentence with reference to avoiding repetition from the following.

• One 'broad' can be removed.

• One 'broad' should be replaced by 'wide'.

• Both 'broads' can be removed.

• The repetition is acceptable.

What is a common method to avoid repetition in writing?

• Using synonyms

• Repeating the same word

• Adding more adjectives

• Using passive voice

Which of the following sentences avoids repetition effectively?

• She likes apples, she likes oranges, and she likes bananas.

• She likes apples, oranges, and bananas.

• She likes apples and she likes oranges and she likes bananas.

• She likes apples, she likes oranges, she likes bananas.

What can be used to replace a noun to avoid repetition?

• A pronoun

• An adjective

• A verb

• An adverb

Identify the sentence that avoids repetition: "The cat is sleeping. The cat is on the mat."

• The cat is sleeping on the mat.

• The cat is sleeping. It is on the mat.

• The cat is sleeping and the cat is on the mat.

• The cat is sleeping on the mat and the cat is happy.