For help with revising to eliminate redundancies and repetition, see pages 307-308 of A Writer's Guidebook.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 23 Redundancies and repetition Rewrite each sentence as necessary to eliminate any redundancies. 1. The ghost of Hamlet's father seemed unwilling to give a full and complete account of his murder. The ghost of Hamlet's father seemed unwilling to give a full and complete account of his murder.   2. It took a long period of time to complete the project. It took a long period of time to complete the project.   3. Should we cut some wood for fuel purposes? Should we cut some wood for fuel purposes?   4. The incident was significant in several ways. One of the ways the incident was significant is that it marked the first time I was totally and completely on my own. The incident was significant in several ways. One of the ways the incident was significant is that it marked the first time I was totally and completely on my own.   5. Enclosed inside of this box are my high school papers. Enclosed inside of this box are my high school papers.   Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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