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Zorluk: Çok zorEliminating Redundancy

The restoration of the historic theater was delayed by several weeks because the plaster conservator had to meticulously repair the ornate ceiling, which was a time-consuming process that took a long time to complete.

Which of the following is the best choice for the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    which was a time-consuming process that took a long time to complete.
  2. B
    a time-consuming process, this required weeks of labor.
  3. a time-consuming process.Cevap
  4. D
    a time-consuming process. Because it took many weeks to complete.

Cevap

a time-consuming process.
The option stating 'a time-consuming process' is correct because it is concise and grammatically correct. It eliminates the redundant phrasing of the original sentence, which repeated the same concept using both 'time-consuming' and 'took a long time to complete'.

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1
Identify the redundancy in the underlined portion of the sentence.
The phrase 'time-consuming' and 'took a long time to complete' mean the same thing, making one of them redundant.
Redundancy occurs when two words or phrases with the same meaning are used in the same context, and the ACT requires the most concise, error-free phrasing.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for grammatical correctness and conciseness.
The option containing a comma splice and the option containing a fragment are grammatically incorrect, leaving the most concise, error-free option.
Eliminating grammatically incorrect distractors ensures the final choice is both grammatically sound and concise.

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Eliminating Redundancy
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Eliminating Redundancy

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