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Difficulty: MediumEliminating Wordiness

In 1931, Harry Beck, a temporary draftsperson for the London Underground, designed a revolutionary transit map. Instead of plotting the routes geographically, Beck spaced the stations evenly, using only vertical, horizontal, and 45-degree diagonal lines. The response and reaction from the public, which was extremely positive and enthusiastic, secured the map's status as a masterpiece of design.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion is the most concise and grammatically correct?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. The public's enthusiastic responseAnswer
  3. C
    The enthusiastic response that was given by the public, being very positive,
  4. D
    The public responded enthusiastically, it

Answer

The public's enthusiastic response
The correct option is the most concise phrasing that correctly conveys the meaning. It successfully removes the redundant synonym pairs from the original sentence without introducing any grammatical errors.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion for redundant phrasing and wordiness.
The phrase contains redundant synonym pairs: 'response and reaction' and 'positive and enthusiastic'. Only one word from each pair is needed to convey the meaning.
ACT English style requires eliminating repetitive words that do not add new information to the sentence.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The option stating 'The public's enthusiastic response' is the most direct and grammatically correct. The option using 'being very positive' is wordy and passive, and the option ending with 'it' creates a comma splice.
The correct choice must remove redundancy while maintaining correct grammar and the original meaning of the sentence.

Key Concept

Eliminating Wordiness
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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