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<div style="font-size:300%;"> More on tautology</div>
<div class="pg_page_title">Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology</div>
 
This is a completion of the lesson on tautology.
This is a completion of the lesson on tautology.


==Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology==
==Rearrange the sentence if necessary:==
*Rearrange the sentence if necessary:
*The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good)
**The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good)
*She fell down because she tripped.
**She fell down because she tripped.


There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include:
==There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include:==
*Eject out
*Eject out
*Cope up with
*Cope up with
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*Appealing to the eye
*Appealing to the eye


*Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do  without the explanation as it is inherent.
==Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do  without the explanation as it is inherent.==
**When he woke up, he watched the sun rise from the east. (wrong)
*When he woke up, he watched the sun rise from the east. (wrong)
**When he woke up, he watched the sun rise. (correct)
*When he woke up, he watched the sun rise. (correct)
**When he woke up, he watched the sunrise. (correct)
*When he woke up, he watched the sunrise. (correct)
 
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/English/Grammar/POSSESSIVE-PRONOUNS|POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-catch|Collocations with catch]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Legitimate-Ellipsis-and-False-Ellipsis|Legitimate Ellipsis and False Ellipsis]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/When-use-If-or-Whether|When use If or Whether]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Turn-an-Adjective-into-an-Adverb|Turn an Adjective into an Adverb]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/In:-place|In: place]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Afraid|Afraid]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Reflexive-Pronouns-in-Sentences|Positions of Reflexive Pronouns in Sentences]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions-of-Time|Prepositions of Time]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/-After--as-an-adverb| After as an adverb]]
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 26 March 2023

Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology

This is a completion of the lesson on tautology.

Rearrange the sentence if necessary:[edit | edit source]

  • The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good)
  • She fell down because she tripped.

There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include:[edit | edit source]

  • Eject out
  • Cope up with
  • Reverse back
  • Lend out
  • But, however
  • Past history
  • Essential necessity
  • Combine together
  • Eventualities that would occur
  • Can be able
  • Should in case
  • Square in shape
  • Joint partnership
  • Scamper about
  • Appealing to the eye

Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do without the explanation as it is inherent.[edit | edit source]

  • When he woke up, he watched the sun rise from the east. (wrong)
  • When he woke up, he watched the sun rise. (correct)
  • When he woke up, he watched the sunrise. (correct)

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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