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Avoiding Repetition
The comparisons below involve some unnecessary repetition. Cross out
any unnecessary word, to avoid repetition.
| I can run faster than Asha can run. I can run faster than Asha can. I can run faster than Asha. |
1. Today, Asia has far less forest cover than Asia had in the past.
2. The questions in the Physics test weren't as easy as the questions in the Maths test.
3. The population oflndia is rising more quickly than the population of China.
4. Children were reading more in 1990 than they are reading now.
5. Children now spend far more time watching TV than they spend reading books.
Solution
- Nowadays, Asia has far fewer forests than it (once) had.
- The questions in the Physics test weren’t as easy as those in the Maths test.
- The population of India is rising more quickly than that of China.
- Children were reading more in 1990 than they are now.
- Children now spend far more time watching TV than reading books.
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