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Which strategy is the best way to improve the written expression in a redundant sentence?

A
Add additional modifiers and phrases.
B
Eliminate powerful words.
C
Include words that state the obvious.
D
Remove unnecessary repetition.
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Read the excerpt from Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue.”I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.What is the purpose of this text?

A
to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experience
B
to persuade readers to speak a different way
C
to inform readers of Tan’s mother’s feelings
D
to persuade readers that Tan’s mother is intelligent
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Read the following quote from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds""Send us rain clouds, Grandfather." They laid the bundle in the back of the pickup and covered it with a heavy tarp before they started back to the pueblo.This quote is located early in the narrative. What does it reveal about Leon?

A
He is more worried about the rain than the death of his grandfather.
B
He is a devout follower of the Roman Catholic Church.
C
He is already planning on asking for holy water from Father Paul.
D
He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.
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According to Objectivism, man exists

A
to succeed and gain wealth.
B
to serve a higher power.
C
for his own sake.
D
for no reason at all.
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What emotional truth is conveyed in both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?

A
Those who experienced or fought in the Vietnam War are forever affected by it in some way.
B
Denial of past experiences is often the best way in which to deal with them and move forward.
C
It is perplexing that not everyone is as affected by war as the veterans who fought in it.
D
One always experiences guilt and remorse after killing someone during a time of war.

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