Question

Which is the best revision to sentence 14 to avoid a redundancy?

A
Started breaking and folding down the cardboard boxes to recycle them.
B
To recycle them, the family started breaking down the cardboard boxes and folding the cardboard boxes.
C
The Andersons started breaking down the cardboard boxes and folding the boxes to recycle them.
D
The Andersons started breaking down and folding the cardboard boxes to recycle them.

Answer 1

The best revision to sentence 14 to avoid redundancy is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option D removes the redundancy by combining the verbs "breaking" and "folding" into a single phrase, "breaking down and folding." This makes the sentence more concise and eliminates the repetition of "cardboard boxes."