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Difficulty: EasyEliminating Wordiness

In 1945, self-taught engineer Percy Spencer was working on active radar sets at the Raytheon corporation. While standing near an operating magnetron, he noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket had begun to melt. Due to the fact that he was curious and interested in finding out why this happened, Spencer decided to test other foods, including popcorn kernels, which quickly became the world's first microwaved popcorn.

Which choice is the most concise and grammatically correct option for the underlined segment?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. Curious,Answer
  3. C
    He was curious,
  4. D
    Because of the reason that he was curious,

Answer

Curious,
The correct answer is the single word 'Curious,'. It is the most concise way to express the idea, and it correctly forms an introductory modifier that describes Spencer without introducing grammatical errors.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the underlined segment for wordiness and redundancy.
The original phrasing 'Due to the fact that he was curious and interested in finding out why this happened' is wordy, redundant, and can be simplified.
ACT English rewards conciseness and clarity, so unnecessary phrases should be eliminated.
2
Analyze the options to find the most concise grammatically correct alternative.
The option consisting of just the word 'Curious' is correct because it concisely introduces the descriptive detail without grammatical errors. The option 'He was curious' creates a comma splice. The option 'Because of the reason that he was curious' is redundant.
To ensure the sentence remains grammatically sound while removing wordiness.

Key Concept

Eliminating Wordiness
Estimated Time:45s
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