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Difficulty: MediumEliminating Redundancy

The architectural firm submitted several designs for the new city library. Ultimately, the city council selected the plan that was unique and unlike any other they had reviewed.

Which choice is the most concise and grammatically correct way to write the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    selected the plan that was unique and unlike any other they had reviewed.
  2. selected the unique plan they had reviewed.Answer
  3. C
    selected the unique plan; which was unlike any other they had reviewed.
  4. D
    selected the unique plan, it was unlike any other they had reviewed.

Answer

selected the unique plan they had reviewed.
The correct choice is the most concise option. Since the word 'unique' means 'unlike any other,' removing the repetitive phrase makes the sentence direct and clear without altering its meaning or introducing grammatical errors.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify any redundant words or phrases in the underlined text.
The word 'unique' means 'unlike any other,' so including both 'unique' and 'unlike any other' is redundant.
Eliminating repetitive words is essential to meet the ACT English test requirement of conciseness.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for proper punctuation and sentence structure.
The option with the semicolon creates a sentence fragment because 'which' starts a dependent clause. The option with the comma creates a comma splice by linking two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
The correct choice must be both concise and grammatically correct.

Key Concept

Eliminating redundancy to achieve conciseness and clarity in writing.
Estimated Time:45s
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Eliminating Redundancy

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