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Difficulty: EasyEliminating Redundancy

Every summer, the community garden produces an abundance of fresh vegetables, which are grown locally in the immediate area for residents to enjoy.

Which choice is the most effective and concise way to write the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    which are grown locally in the immediate area
  2. which are grown locallyAnswer
  3. C
    locally, they are grown in the area
  4. D
    locally. Which are grown in the area

Answer

which are grown locally
The correct option provides the most concise phrasing by omitting the repetitive words 'in the immediate area' while keeping the essential meaning and maintaining proper sentence structure.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the underlined portion and analyze it for unnecessary repetition of ideas.
The phrase 'locally in the immediate area' is redundant because both 'locally' and 'in the immediate area' convey the same geographical meaning.
ACT English questions require eliminating words or phrases that repeat information already stated or implied.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The option containing 'which are grown locally' is the most concise and grammatically correct choice. The other options either retain the redundancy or introduce grammatical errors like comma splices or sentence fragments.
The correct choice must be both concise and grammatically sound.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
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Eliminating Redundancy

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