Explanation
What Are Redundancy Questions? Redundancy questions involve removing unnecessary words. The Digital SAT tests your ability to spot wordiness. 1. Repeated words or words that unnecessarily define previous words Wrong: Our problem is that we're too self-aware of ourselves. Correct: Our problem is that we're too self-aware. (Self-aware already implies ourselves). Wrong: I once believed and had faith in the power of love. Correct: I once believed in the power of love. 2. Inflated useless phrases that could be omitted or condensed Wrong: Joey bought a super-sized hamburger due to the fact that he was really hungry. Correct: ...because he was really hungry. Wrong: The legal documents were reviewed in a way that was deemed thorough. Correct: The legal documents were reviewed thoroughly. 3. Reason / Why / Because This redundancy error is very common. Avoid using all three together. Wrong: The reason why red pandas have ringed tails is because... Correct: Red pandas have ringed tails because... OR The reason red pandas have ringed tails is that... 4. Double Comparatives Do not use both "more" and the "-er" ending together. Wrong: more clearer Correct: clearer