Wordy sentences 3

Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

For help with this exercise, see Wordy sentences.

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undefined. Trying to avoid the annoying salesperson, Marley quickly dashed out of the store and into the mall.
◯ quickly
◯ into the mall
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undefined. When the US government began printing money in 1862, dollar bills were called “greenbacks” because of the fact that they were printed with green ink on one side.
◯ of the fact that
◯ with green ink
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undefined. In an emergency, you may exit out of the building through the back doors.
◯ In an emergency
◯ out of
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undefined. In my opinion, if Americans want to help the environment, they should start by cutting nearly all meat from their diet.
◯ In my opinion
◯ nearly all
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undefined. Toby and Mae, who volunteer every Saturday at Memorial Rehab Center, enjoy helping the elderly and lively old patients regain their motor skills.
◯ at Memorial Rehab Center
◯ old
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undefined. The lake near our summer house is larger in size than Swift’s Pond.
◯ near our summer house
◯ in size
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undefined. I bought a down-filled sleeping bag for the purpose of camping in the mountains in winter.
◯ the purpose of
◯ in the mountains in winter
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undefined. The northbound traffic crawled slowly for miles, while the southbound traffic moved at the speed limit.
◯ northbound
◯ slowly
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undefined. Wolves and other predators have coexisted together with humans for thousands of years.
◯ and other predators
◯ together
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undefined. The saplings that will be planted along Main Street arrived from Wilson’s farm by means of a train.
◯ along Main Street
◯ means of a
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