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Concision and redundancy · ACT · Courselo

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English: knowledge of language

Concision and redundancy

English: knowledge of language · Lesson 1 of 2

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English: knowledge of language

2 lessons · 2 h 20 min of study

Concision and redundancyReading · 0%
Precise word choice, style and tone1 h 20 min of study

This unit is ≈5% of the ACT, across 2 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 1 of 2 · English: knowledge of language

Concision and redundancy

3 quick checks≈2% of the testFoundational: Foundational: the groundwork the rest of the unit builds on

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By the end you’ll be able to

Eliminate redundant expressions whose meaning is already stated in the sentence or surrounding context
Choose the most concise choice that is grammatical and keeps all necessary meaning, and recognize when the shortest choice loses meaning
Remove wordy constructions such as needless passive voice, ‘the fact that’, ‘in order to’, ‘due to the fact that’ and empty intensifiers

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Adaptive questions on concision and redundancy.

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Decide when deleting the underlined portion is the best revision

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