Which sentence demonstrates concise writing without redundant or repetitive phrasing?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The team completed the prototype ahead of schedule and within the allocated budget.
- Step 1: The sentence 'The team completed the prototype ahead of schedule and within the allocated budget' expresses its ideas directly and cleanly without unnecessary padding or repetition.
- Step 2: It conveys the completion of the prototype, timing, and budget concisely.
Answer
The team completed the prototype ahead of schedule and within the allocated budget.
Why not the others: 'unanimous consensus where everyone was in complete total agreement' is triply redundant; 'modern contemporary era of today' repeats the concept of present time three times; 'At 8:00 AM in the morning... morning briefing' repeats 'morning' redundantly.
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