Concept 2

Remove redundancy, wordiness, and unnecessary qualifiers.

Cut repeated ideas and filler words without losing meaning.

Core Idea

Cut words that repeat an idea already present. If the sentence means the same thing without them, ACT usually wants them gone.

Understanding

Rule: Redundancy shows up when two words do the same job, as in advance planning or completely unanimous. Wordiness also appears in heavy phrases like due to the fact that when a simpler option does the same work.

Keep the meaning, not the bulk. The best revision removes extras while leaving the sentence grammatical and natural.

Step by Step

  1. Underline the core meaning of the sentence.
  2. Check whether any word repeats that meaning or weakens it with filler.
  3. Choose the option that says the same thing with fewer, stronger words.

Misconceptions

  • Repeating an idea does not make it clearer.
  • If a shorter choice keeps the meaning, the longer one is usually weaker.
Question

Worked Example

Because of the fact that the road was flooded, the race was postponed. Which choice most concisely replaces the underlined text?

Select an answer to see the explanation