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Zorluk: Çok zorEliminating Redundancy

Dendrochronologists analyze the annual growth rings of ancient trees to reconstruct past climate patterns. Because these records provide a chronological history of the environment that is arranged in order of time, they allow researchers to map centuries of precipitation levels.

Which choice most effectively and concisely writes the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    These chronological records, which provide a history of the environment, allowing
  3. C
    These records provide a chronological history of the environment, they allow
  4. These chronological records allowCevap

Cevap

The choice that reads 'These chronological records allow' is the correct answer because it removes the redundancy of 'arranged in order of time' and expresses the idea in a direct, grammatically complete sentence.
The option stating 'These chronological records allow' is correct because it is the most concise choice that preserves the original meaning without introducing any grammatical errors. It eliminates the redundant phrase 'arranged in order of time,' which repeats the definition of 'chronological,' and simplifies the wordy structure of the original sentence.

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1
Identify the redundant phrase in the underlined portion.
The phrase 'arranged in order of time' is identified as redundant with the adjective 'chronological,' since both terms express the same concept of temporal ordering.
To meet the ACT standards for conciseness, repetitive words or phrases that mean the same thing must be eliminated.
2
Evaluate the remaining choices for grammatical correctness.
The choice beginning with 'These chronological records, which...' creates a fragment because it lacks a main verb. The choice 'These records provide..., they allow...' creates a comma splice by joining two independent clauses with only a comma. The choice 'These chronological records allow' is grammatically correct and complete.
The correct choice must not only eliminate redundancy but also form a grammatically correct sentence structure.

Anahtar Kavram

Eliminating redundant words or phrases while maintaining proper grammatical structure (avoiding fragments and comma splices).
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Konular

Eliminating Redundancy

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