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Difficulty: MediumEliminating Redundancy

For decades, the geological origins of the massive sarsen stones at Stonehenge remained a mystery to archaeologists. However, a recent chemical analysis has finally revealed the source where the stones originally came from. Which choice is the best replacement for the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. the stones' originAnswer
  3. C
    the stones' origin. Which came from a nearby quarry
  4. D
    the stones' origin, they came from a nearby quarry

Answer

the stones' origin
The option containing 'the stones' origin' is correct because it communicates the intended meaning of geographic origin in the most concise manner possible, eliminating the repetitive terms present in the original sentence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion for redundant phrasing.
The phrase 'the source where the stones originally came from' contains redundant elements, as 'source', 'where', 'originally', and 'came from' all express the same concept.
ACT English requires the elimination of repetitive words or phrases that do not add new meaning.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The option containing 'the stones' origin' is grammatically correct and eliminates all redundancy. The other options either retain redundancy or introduce errors such as sentence fragments and comma splices.
The correct answer must be the most concise option that is also grammatically correct.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
Estimated Time:45s
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Eliminating Redundancy

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