Sentence Improvement — Set 8

Correct Answer: B. Please repeat the question.

'Please repeat the question.' is the correct non-redundant form. 'Repeat' already means 'to say again', so adding 'again' creates redundancy. 'Repeat again' is a classic redundancy error in competitive exams. Removing 'again' gives the clean, grammatically correct sentence.

Correct Answer: B. She returned home after the trip.

'She returned home after the trip.' avoids redundancy. 'Returned back' is redundant because 'returned' already implies going back to a starting point. 'Came back returned' is doubly redundant. The correct, concise form uses 'returned' alone without 'back'.

Correct Answer: B. She was very tired after the long meeting.

'Extremely very' uses two intensifiers redundantly. 'Tired and exhausted' are synonyms. 'Long and lengthy' are redundant. 'She was very tired after the long meeting' conveys the meaning clearly without unnecessary repetition.

Correct Answer: B. The writer carefully crafted each word.

'Each and every single' are redundant intensifiers. 'Care and attention' are synonymous. 'Skillfully' and 'meticulous' convey similar ideas. 'The writer carefully crafted each word' is concise and conveys the essential meaning.

Correct Answer: B. The damages were assessed at approximately fifty thousand rupees.

'Total amount of' and 'assessed to be' are verbose. 'Approximately around' uses two similar words redundantly. 'The damages were assessed at approximately fifty thousand rupees' is direct and clear without unnecessary words.

Correct Answer: B. We cannot attend because we have prior commitments.

'The reason why...is because' is redundant. You should use either 'The reason...is...' or 'Because...'. 'We cannot attend because we have prior commitments' avoids the redundancy and is clear.

Correct Answer: B. In my opinion,... (dropping 'I think')

'In my opinion,' is the most concise form. 'Personal opinion' is redundant because opinions are inherently personal. Combining 'In my opinion' with 'I think' creates double redundancy by expressing the same idea twice. The rule is to use either 'I think' or 'In my opinion' — not both together.

Correct Answer: B. He is a kind-hearted man.

'He is a kind-hearted man.' is the most concise correct version. 'In nature' is redundant after 'kind-hearted' since the adjective already describes character. The relative clause 'who is' can be eliminated by placing the adjective directly before 'man'. Avoiding wordy constructions is tested in error spotting sections.

Correct Answer: B. The conference assembled experts from various fields.

'Brought together and assembled' are synonymous. 'Various different' is redundant. 'Fields and disciplines' can be consolidated. 'The conference assembled experts from various fields' removes all unnecessary repetition.

Correct Answer: C. He failed because he did not study.

'He failed because he did not study.' is the most efficient version. 'The reason why...is because' is doubly redundant — 'why' and 'because' both express cause, and 'reason' and 'because' also repeat the causal relationship. The direct construction using only 'because' is the clearest and most concise form.