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Zorluk: KolayEliminating Redundancy

Many botanists study the Venus flytrap because of its unique ability to trap insects. This carnivorous plant captures its prey using specialized leaves that snap shut quickly in a rapid manner.

Which choice best maintains the meaning of the sentence while avoiding unnecessary redundancy?

  1. A
    that snap shut quickly in a rapid manner
  2. that snap shut quicklyCevap
  3. C
    that snap shut quickly, they close rapidly
  4. D
    which snapping shut quickly

Cevap

that snap shut quickly
The correct answer is 'that snap shut quickly' because it is the most concise option that preserves the original meaning of the sentence. It removes the repetitive phrase 'in a rapid manner' which means the same thing as the adverb 'quickly.'

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Identify the redundancy in the underlined phrase.
The phrase 'quickly in a rapid manner' contains two words/phrases that mean the same thing.
Recognizing that 'quickly' and 'rapid' are synonyms allows us to look for a choice that removes one of these repetitive terms.
2
Evaluate the remaining options for grammatical correctness and conciseness.
The option 'that snap shut quickly' is grammatically correct, preserves the meaning, and contains no redundancy.
The most concise option that is free of grammatical errors is always the correct choice on the ACT English section.

Anahtar Kavram

Eliminating Redundancy
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Eliminating Redundancy

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