Worked example
Revise “Each and every sample was labeled” without changing its meaning.
Answer & why
Answer: Every sample was labeled.
Every preserves the universal scope; each and every repeats that scope.
Grade 10 · Reading & language
Remove redundancy without losing meaning
Choose a concise revision that removes repeated meaning while preserving the original claim.
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Question 1
Revise “The two accounts agree with each other” without changing its meaning.
- The two accounts agree.
- Both accounts are identical in every word.
- The accounts disagree.
- One account is accurate.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: The two accounts agree.
Agree already expresses the relationship between the two accounts; agreement does not prove accuracy or identical wording.
Question 2
Revise “The machine repeated the cycle again” to remove the redundant again.
- The machine stopped the cycle.
- The machine repeated the cycle.
- The cycle was never repeated.
- The machine started its first cycle.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: The machine repeated the cycle.
Repeated already states that the cycle occurred another time.
Question 3
Revise “At this point in time, the bridge is closed” without changing its present-time meaning.
- The bridge has always been closed.
- The bridge will never reopen.
- The bridge may close next year.
- The bridge is currently closed.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: The bridge is currently closed.
Currently preserves the present-time limitation using fewer words.
Question 4
Revise “The reason for the delay is because the road is blocked” without changing its cause.
- The delay occurred because the road is blocked.
- There was no delay.
- The road might be blocked someday.
- The road is blocked because of the delay.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: The delay occurred because the road is blocked.
The revision keeps the road blockage as the cause and removes the repeated reason/because construction.
Question 5
Revise “Each and every sample was labeled” without changing its meaning.
- Every sample was labeled.
- Some samples were labeled.
- No samples needed labels.
- Every sample had two labels.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: Every sample was labeled.
Every preserves the universal scope; each and every repeats that scope.
Question 6
Revise “The final outcome was a tie” without changing its meaning.
- The teams nearly tied.
- The outcome was a tie.
- The first round was tied.
- The tie was broken.
A hint
Cut words that repeat an idea already expressed, but keep qualifications, quantities and relationships that matter.
Answer & why
Answer: The outcome was a tie.
Outcome already refers to a result, so final adds no needed distinction in this sentence.