Questions 9–13: Identify each redundant expression. Some sentences contain no redundancies. 9. It was George’s first introductio
n to the Board of Directors. 10. Events in the new stadium will be limited only to track and field. 11. Our marketing assistant is an authority on old antiques. 12. We’re adding three additional names to the awards luncheon list. 13. Marian is continuing her survey of living conditions on the East Side.
The correct answers are first in sentence 9 and old in sentence 11.
Explanation:
Redundant expressions are those expressions that are unnecessary within a sentence because they either do not add any new meaning or they just repeat what was already stated.
In sentence 9, you don't have to say first introduction because the word <em>introduction </em>on its own means that something is happening for the first time.
In sentence 11, you don't have to say old antiques because the word <em>antiques </em>already means something old, so there is no need to say it twice.
