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Zorluk: KolayEliminating Redundancy

Sea otters use rocks to crack open the shells of their prey, which is a behavior that they repeat again and again to access the food inside.

Which choice is the most effective and concise version of the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. a behavior they repeatCevap
  3. C
    this is a behavior, they repeat it
  4. D
    which is a behavior. Since they repeat it

Cevap

a behavior they repeat
The correct choice is the most concise option that successfully avoids redundancy. The phrase 'a behavior they repeat' is grammatically sound and communicates the intended message clearly without using repetitive words.

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1
Analyze the underlined portion for unnecessary repetition.
The phrase contains both 'repeat' and 'again and again', which mean the same thing.
Identifying redundancy is the first step in finding the most concise and effective phrasing.
2
Evaluate the choices for conciseness and grammatical correctness.
The correct choice removes the repetitive phrase and expresses the idea clearly using a grammatically correct noun phrase modifier, while other options introduce grammatical errors.
Choosing the most concise option that avoids grammar errors like comma splices and fragments ensures proper sentence structure.

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Eliminating Redundancy
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