Patty and maureen took the long drive to their high school reunion. the women were excited about the prospect of seeing old friends at the ranch. the group had quite a past history to reminisce about. the weekend was sure to be full of stories and laughter!

which sentence should be revised to eliminate redundancy?

sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4

the answer to your question is sentence number 3

the answer to your question is sentence number 3

C) Sentence 3.

Explanation: redundance means to be characterized by or containing an excess specifically : using more words than necessary. In the given excerpt the sentences 2 and 3 are redundant because they express similar ideas and they also both use the word "about" which gives a sense of repetition. So the sentence that should be revised to eliminate that redundancy, is sentence 3.

C) Sentence 3.

Explanation: redundance means to be characterized by or containing an excess specifically : using more words than necessary. In the given excerpt the sentences 2 and 3 are redundant because they express similar ideas and they also both use the word "about" which gives a sense of repetition. So the sentence that should be revised to eliminate that redundancy, is sentence 3.

for the comment!

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”