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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Choosing Precise Words to Eliminate Wordiness and Redundancy

Question 8 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Choose the sentence that contains redundancy.

Answer
A
That sound is really very agonizing.
B
I am very happier for you than the other people.
C
That flower is quite red.
D
The Outsiders is a very good book.

Explanation

“Really” and “very” both intensify the adjective “agonizing,” so using them together is redundant. The sentence can be made more concise by saying, “That sound is really agonizing” or “That sound is very agonizing.” “Very happier” in B is grammatically incorrect, but it is not the redundancy being tested.

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