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Difficulty: EasyEliminating Wordiness

Consider the following passage:

The botanist carefully examined the rare flower which was a flower that was growing in the greenhouse and noted its unusual coloration.

Which choice for the underlined portion best eliminates wordiness while maintaining the meaning of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. growing in the greenhouse andAnswer
  3. C
    growing in the greenhouse, she
  4. D
    which was growing in the greenhouse, having been grown in it, and

Answer

The correct option is 'growing in the greenhouse and', which is the most concise and direct phrasing that is grammatically correct.
The option 'growing in the greenhouse and' is correct because it expresses the relationship between the flower and the greenhouse in the fewest possible words while keeping the coordinating conjunction 'and' to connect the main verbs of the sentence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify wordiness and redundancy in the original underlined segment.
The phrase 'which was a flower' repeats the word 'flower' which is already the direct object of the verb 'examined', creating redundancy.
ACT English questions require eliminating unnecessary words and repetitions.
2
Evaluate the choices for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The choice omitting the redundant noun and simplifying the verb structure to 'growing in the greenhouse and' is the most concise and grammatically correct option.
Conjunctions must be maintained to avoid comma splices while keeping the phrasing as brief as possible.

Key Concept

Eliminating wordiness and redundancy while maintaining proper grammatical structure.
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