Redundancy Test Prep AK
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- D. "Every year" and "annual" both mean that something happens every year. You do not need both. Delete the underlined words.
- D. "incredible diversity of sweets" and "more different kinds of sweets than you can even imagine" both say that there are many different types of treats. Delete the underlined phrase.
- A. The underlined phrase gives details about the "fun beverages" -- it is not redundant. Keep it as it is.
- D. "highlight" and "one of the best parts" mean the same thing. Delete one to eliminate redundancy.
- D. The word "traditional" means the customary or usual ones. This is very similar to "the ones that everyone plays" - so eliminate the second phrase to eliminate the redundancy.
- D. We say that we made up the games ourselves. They are original because we made them up ourselves. Including both is redundant.
- D. The sentence already says that the games turn things "that are usually tedious" into games, which is the same as saying that the turn "skills that students find boring" into games. Delete the underlined phrase to eliminate redundancy.
- D. Readers already know that the games are "enjoyable" because they are fun. Eliminate the redundancy.
- A. That the games are schoolwork is new information. Keep it.
- D. "Unique" means not done before, so eliminate the underlined phrase to get rid of the redundancy.
- A. The phrase "from our second story balcony" adds new information. This is not redundant.
- A. That the project was messy is new information. This is not redundant.
- D. A "boat" and a "water vessel" are the same thing. Delete the underlined portion to get rid of the redundancy.
- A. "the most weight" is new and critical information in that sentence. Leave the sentence as it is.