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Difficulty: HardEliminating Redundancy

In 1826, Nicéphore Niépce produced the oldest surviving photograph, which originally required an initial exposure period of eight hours in the sun.

Which of the following options is the best revision of the underlined portion?

  1. A
    which originally required an initial exposure period of eight hours in the sun.
  2. which required an exposure period of eight hours in the sun.Answer
  3. C
    it required an exposure period of eight hours in the sun.
  4. D
    which required an exposure period of eight hours in the sun; because this was initially necessary.

Answer

The option that states 'which required an exposure period of eight hours in the sun.' is the correct answer because it removes the redundant synonyms 'originally' and 'initial' while maintaining the proper subordinate clause structure.
The correct option removes the unnecessary words 'originally' and 'initial,' which are redundant because they both describe the start of the process. It maintains a grammatically correct dependent clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'which' to describe the photograph.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion for redundancy.
The words 'originally' and 'initial' are identified as synonyms that repeat the same concept of the beginning of the requirement.
Identifying synonymous terms in close proximity helps locate redundancy errors.
2
Evaluate the options to find the one that removes the redundancy.
The option omitting both 'originally' and 'initial' is the most concise and direct.
The correct choice must be the most concise option that preserves the sentence's intended meaning.
3
Check the remaining options for grammatical correctness.
The option starting with 'it' is incorrect because it creates a comma splice. The option containing a semicolon before 'because' is incorrect because it creates a dependent clause fragment.
Eliminating options that introduce new grammatical errors ensures only the grammatically correct, concise option is chosen.

Key Concept

Eliminating redundancy involves removing unnecessary words or phrases that repeat information already expressed or implied in the sentence.
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