Compare the bold sections of both sentences and then answer the question that follows:


Original: My father disliked sleet, but my father disliked hail more.

Revised: My father disliked sleet, but he hated hail more.


What was done to the bolded section to improve the sentence?


A longer phrase was converted to a single word.

A modifier that did not add meaning was removed.

Redundant phrases were eliminated.

Repetitive words were replaced with synonyms and pronouns.

Verified Answer :

To improve
the sentence indicated above, the bolded section was changed in this way:

Repetitive words were replaced with synonyms and
pronouns.

The sentence becomes better because redundant
words were eliminated yet the thought was still preserved concisely and
precisely.

The answer is D i took the quiz and got a 100