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3. Which of the sentences below is free of wordy language?

A.Both sentences contain wordy language.

B.I have not tried the new restaurant downtown yet.

C.Neither sentence contains wordy language.

D.Charlotte's bike was stolen during the time that we were shopping.

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I believe the answer is B
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User Emerson F
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A sentence that contains wordy language is the one that uses more words than necessary, and it is frequently redundant. The unnecessary words repeat the same idea over and over again. These words can be erased without having the sentence lose its meaning. In sentence B, the word "yet" is redundant, and sentence C can be reduced to "Charlotte's bike was stolen while they where shopping; it conveys the same idea and avoids wordiness. Therefore, the correct answer is A: Both sentences contain wordy language.

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