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Difficulty: MediumEliminating Redundancy

In the depths of temperate rainforests, certain species of bioluminescent mushrooms emit a faint green glow. This glowing illumination, which is visible at night, attracts nocturnal insects that help disperse the fungi's spores.

Which choice is the most effective and grammatically correct option for the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. This glowAnswer
  3. C
    Although this glow is visible,
  4. D
    This light glows at night, it

Answer

The correct answer is 'This glow' because it provides the most concise phrasing that avoids repeating the concepts of glowing and nighttime visibility, which were already established in the preceding sentence.
The correct option is the most concise and direct choice that avoids repeating ideas already stated in the previous sentence. Since the text already mentions that the mushrooms 'emit a faint green glow,' there is no need to repeat that the light is 'glowing' or 'visible at night.' Simply using 'This glow' maintains grammatical correctness and eliminates redundancy.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the redundancy in the underlined portion by comparing it to the context in the previous sentence.
The preceding sentence mentions that the mushrooms 'emit a faint green glow,' making phrases like 'glowing' and 'visible at night' redundant.
ACT English tests the ability to eliminate unnecessary repetition of information that has already been stated.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for grammatical correctness and conciseness.
The phrasing 'This glow' is both grammatically correct and highly concise. The other options introduce syntax errors such as a dependent clause fragment or a comma splice.
The correct answer must be free of grammatical errors while being the most direct and concise choice.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
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Eliminating Redundancy

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