Lesson: Redundancy
Jaunai Parson


THE FACTS: Redundancy, defined in the dictionary as the "superfluous repetition or overlapping of words"

WHY IT'S CONFUSING: This is confusing beacause when you pay  an excessive amount of attention to unnecessary details. Focus on the substance of what you're trying to say through writing.

HOW TO REMEMBER: The best way to remember is to just give the most clear and concise details when writing.

Review orally in class:
1. 12 midnight
2. each and every
3. The sky was blue.

Try these on your own, then ask the teacher or a friend to review:
1. There were three astronauts on every Apollo moon mission
2. All things being equal, the leaders of the Students Union Association will consider the argument, and make their final decision by vote on Wednesday next week at an open meeting.

3. "Above all, there is, of course, absolutely no need indeed to decorate your sentence with words and phrases of emphasis if, without them, the sentence undeniably is indeed equally capable of stressing your point."

Finally, try these for homework.
1. She got up each and every day and went to the most expensive store.

2. Each day I have juice
3.The trees in the forest created a cover of shrubbery

Citation:  http://www.gradesaver.com/writing-help/removing-redundancy-writing-clearly-and-concisely/