ACT Preparation / Unit 4 ACT 0306 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shorter Only if Nothing Is Lost
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The idea
When two answer choices are both grammatical, the shorter one wins if it keeps the full meaning. A shorter choice that drops needed information is wrong.
In practice
"The train leaves at six from platform two" cannot become "The train leaves": the shorter version drops the time and the place.
Where people slip
Concision cuts repetition and filler, never content.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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