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Difficulty: Very hardEliminating Redundancy

Many archival institutions prioritize the preservation of ancient manuscripts. Because these historic documents are fragile and prone to deterioration, the preservationists handled the folios with extreme care, mindful of the delicate, easily damaged nature of the pages, which could easily break.

Which of the following choices best replaces the underlined portion of the passage?

  1. A
    extreme care, mindful of the delicate, easily damaged nature of the pages, which could easily break.
  2. extreme care, mindful of the pages' delicate nature.Answer
  3. C
    extreme care, they were mindful of the pages' delicate nature.
  4. D
    extreme care. Mindful of the delicate pages, which were easily damaged.

Answer

The correct choice is the option that states 'extreme care, mindful of the pages' delicate nature.'
The correct option is the most concise choice that successfully eliminates the redundant synonyms ('delicate', 'easily damaged', 'could easily break') while keeping the sentence grammatically sound.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion for wordiness and repetitive meaning.
The phrases 'delicate', 'easily damaged', and 'could easily break' all repeat the same basic meaning already established by the word 'fragile' earlier in the sentence.
ACT English requires the elimination of wordy and redundant phrases.
2
Evaluate the choices to find the one that is grammatically correct and most concise.
The option ending in 'delicate nature' is the shortest grammatically correct option. The choice with 'they were mindful' creates a comma splice, and the choice that splits the sentence with a period before 'Mindful' creates a fragment.
The correct choice must resolve both the redundancy and any grammatical errors introduced by the distractors.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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