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This is a completion of the lesson on tautology. | This is a completion of the lesson on tautology. | ||
==Rearrange the sentence if necessary:== | ==Rearrange the sentence if necessary:== | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 23 October 2020
Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology
This is a completion of the lesson on tautology.
Rearrange the sentence if necessary:
- 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:
- 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.
- 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)