Question: Stay tuned to this station for further reports that will update listeners to possible locations for this weather system’s landfall. Which edit would avoid repetition and make this sentence easier to understand?
<em>a. This weather system has the possibility of coming ashore in several locations, so keep listening to this station’s weather reports for further updates. </em>
<em>b. How close this weather system will come to our Texas coast is uncertain, so keep listening to this station for further reports, including updates. </em>
<em>c. Whether or not this weather system comes ashore along the Texas coast is yet to be reported, so stay tuned to this station for further reports. </em>
<em>d. Keep listening to this station for updated reports about where this weather system will possibly come ashore.
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Answer: The correct answer is option D: Keep listening to this station for updated reports about where this weather system will possibly come ashore.
Explanation: This sentence is very specific and to the point. This is what we as readers need in order to understand the main idea of the writer or speaker and it avoids repetition.
