Though words may be repeated deliberately, for effect, repetitions will seem awkward if they are clearly unnecessary. When a more concise version is possible, choose it.

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There’s no good reason to repeat patient or student within the same sentence.

NOTE: Not all repetition is undesirable. Sometimes repeating key words from sentence to sentence is a very effective means for gaining coherence.

See if you can spot needless repetition in the following sentences. In the text boxes, revise each sentence to eliminate needless repetition. (You can retype or copy-and-paste and then edit).

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