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Exercise W2-5
Wordy sentences
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Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.
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Example
1 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
into the mall does not repeat any other ideas in the sentence.
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W2.
Correct. The word
quickly is unnecessary. The word
dashed contains the idea that Marley moved quickly.
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W2.
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2 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
with green ink is necessary for the meaning of the sentence.
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W2.
Correct. The phrase
of the fact that does not add any meaning to the sentence.
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3 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
In an emergency is necessary for the meaning of the sentence; it describes the specific circumstance when exiting through the back doors is allowed.
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W2.
Correct. The word exit means “to go out of,” so
out of is redundant.
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4 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
nearly all adds meaning; the writer does not mean “all meat.”
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Correct. The phrase
In my opinion does not add any meaning to the sentence.
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5 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
at Memorial Rehab Center is essential to the meaning of the sentence; it describes where Toby and Mae volunteer.
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W2.
Correct. The word
elderly means “old,” so
old is not necessary in this sentence.
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6 of 10
Sorry.
Near our summer house specifies which pond, so it is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
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W2.
Correct. The phrase
in size is redundant with
large, which is a description of size.
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7 of 10
Sorry. This phrase identifies the type of camping and does not repeat any other ideas in the sentence.
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Correct. The phrase
the purpose of does not add any meaning to the sentence.
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8 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
northbound identifies the specific direction of the slower traffic.
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W2.
Correct. The word
slowly is redundant with
crawled.
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9 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
and other predators adds meaning to the sentence; the sentence is not about wolves only.
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Correct. The word
coexisted means “lived together,” so
together is redundant and can be omitted.
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10 of 10
Sorry. The phrase
along Main Street adds meaning to the sentence by specifying exactly where the saplings will be planted.
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W2.
Correct. The phrase
means of a does not add to the meaning of the sentence and can be omitted
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