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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Redundant Phrases
Which of the following sentences do not have redundant phrases?
(i) It is reprehensible, if not unforgivable for those who committed a crime to get away scot-free.
(ii) Honesty is not always the best policy in every situation.
(iii) A popular topic of discussion in current media at the moment is how rapid gadgets evolved and its impact on children.
(iv) The parts of the car are assembled together manually.
Choose one answer.
a. (iii) and (iv)
b. (i) and (ii)
c. (i),(iii) and (iv)
d. All of the above
Is B correct?
(i) It is reprehensible, if not unforgivable for those who committed a crime to get away scot-free.
(ii) Honesty is not always the best policy in every situation.
(iii) A popular topic of discussion in current media at the moment is how rapid gadgets evolved and its impact on children.
(iv) The parts of the car are assembled together manually.
Choose one answer.
a. (iii) and (iv)
b. (i) and (ii)
c. (i),(iii) and (iv)
d. All of the above
Is B correct?
Top answer
Hi, No. Want to try one more time? Clive
- Hi, No.
- Want to try one more time?
- Clive
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As far as I can tell, you have answered correctly. Sentences (i) and (ii) contain no redundancies, but the other two do.
(Your source could brush up on its punctuation; sentence (i) is lacking a parenthetical comma.)
(Your source could brush up on its punctuation; sentence (i) is lacking a parenthetical comma.)
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Hi,
(i) It is reprehensible, if not unforgivable for those who committed a crime to get away scot-free.
I suspect the examiner would argue that reprehensible and unforgivable are the same, although they are not exactly so.
(ii) Honesty is not always the best policy in every situation.
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(i) It is reprehensible, if not unforgivable for those who committed a crime to get away scot-free.
I suspect the examiner would argue that reprehensible and unforgivable are the same, although they are not exactly so.
(ii) Honesty is not always the best policy in every situation.
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CliveI suspect the examiner would argue that reprehensible and unforgivable are the same, although they are not exactly so.They aren’t synonymous at all, so that would be quite an assailable argument.
Clive'Always' seems to make ' in every situation' unnecessary.Ah, I missed that. I was zoomed in on honesty and p
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I can only think of B, cause for sure (iv) 'assembled together manually' is a redundant phrase, is it not?
The other options has (iv) in it.
also, why is (iii) a redundant sentence?
The other options has (iv) in it.
also, why is (iii) a redundant sentence?
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Clive(ii) Honesty is not always the best policy in every situation.Yes, sometimes a good lie is better than the ****** truth.
(An old man who had been through a lot in his life told me that many years ago.)
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/******?s=t
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