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Indicate whether there is redundancy or
unnecessary use of words in the following sentences. |
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The dental surgeon extracted out
the bad tooth. |
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He mentioned about the
treasure map in his letter. |
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They discussed about their
plan at the meeting. |
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In actual fact, he had taken
the bomb aboard the airplane. |
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The students comprise of 23
boys and 21 girls. |
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The mixture consists of 80%
water, 15% herbs and 5% alcohol. |
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She returned back the book
to me only after three months. |
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He can hardly cope up with
the huge volume of work. |
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Being an intelligent pupil, he can
easily keep up with what the teachers are teaching. |
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There are free gifts for
every purchase worth 50 dollars. |
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You get an extra bonus of an
electric shaver if you phone in to order this product now. |
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The teacher will punish you if you
continue on copying other pupils' work. |
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He went on with his bad
habit of smoking and was expelled from school. |
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The poorly maintained car
emitted out clouds of thick, black smoke. |
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The factories gave out a lot
of thick, black smoke. |
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The beam of the searchlight
penetrated through the darkness. |
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His word pierced through his
enemy's body. |
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This pupil is industrious
and hardworking. |
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This clever and
intelligent student was selected for the medical course. |
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He started it first. |
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Answers |
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The dental surgeon
extracted the bad tooth. |
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He
mentioned the treasure map in his letter. |
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3. |
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They
discussed their plan at the meeting. |
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In fact,
he had taken the bomb aboard the airplane. |
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The students
comprise 23 boys and 21 girls. |
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( Correct ) |
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She
returned the book to me only after three months. |
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He can hardly
cope with the huge volume of work. |
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( Correct ) |
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10. |
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There are
gifts for every purchase worth 50 dollars. |
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You get an
bonus of an electric shaver if you phone in to
order this product now. |
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The teacher will punish you if you
continue copying other
pupils' work. |
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( Correct ) |
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14. |
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The poorly maintained car
emitted clouds of thick, black
smoke. |
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15. |
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The factories
gave out a lot of thick, black smoke. |
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16. |
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The beam of the searchlight
penetrated the darkness. |
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17. |
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His word
pierced his enemy's body. |
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This pupil is
industrious. / This pupil is
hardworking. |
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This
clever student was selected for the medical course. /
This intelligent student was
selected for the medical course. |
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20. |
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He started
it. |
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