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Difficulty: MediumEliminating Redundancy

During the Renaissance, artists developed a technique called chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark. This artistic method, which was a technique used by painters of the era, allowed them to create a sense of three-dimensional volume on a flat canvas.

Which choice is the best replacement for the underlined portion in the passage?

  1. A
    This artistic method, which was a technique used by painters of the era,
  2. This techniqueAnswer
  3. C
    This technique was widely adopted, it
  4. D
    Since this technique

Answer

This technique
The correct answer is the option that simply states 'This technique'. It is the most concise choice and successfully eliminates the redundancy of repeating that the method was used by painters of the era, an idea already established by the mention of Renaissance artists in the preceding sentence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion for redundancy.
The phrase 'This artistic method, which was a technique used by painters of the era,' repeats concepts already mentioned in the first sentence ('artists developed a technique' during the 'Renaissance').
Redundant language must be eliminated to make the sentence clear and concise.
2
Evaluate the choices for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The option containing 'This technique' successfully removes the redundancy while maintaining grammatical correctness. The option with 'This technique was widely adopted, it' creates a comma splice. The option with 'Since this technique' turns the second sentence into a fragment.
The correct answer must be both grammatically correct and free of unnecessary repetition.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
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