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Lets do something now shall we?
We shall look at tautology and see how it affects our spoken English.
What is tautology?
- It is the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., I saw it with my own eyes.)
- a needless repetition of an idea, statement or thought.
1 THE PRIEST HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE HIS REMAINING LIFE IN LONELY ISOLATION.
2 WE RECEIVED AN ADDED BONUS FOR OUR HARD WORK
3. I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES
4.IF WE ARE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A TEAM, THERE HAS TO BE JOINT COOPERATION
5. ATM MACHINE
6.WRITE A BRIEF SUMMARY ON THE BOOK 'animal farm'.
7. AIDS IS CAUSED BY HIV VIRUS.
8.CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR PIN NUMBERS SAFE.
9.IN MY OPINION I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REDUCTION IN AIR FARES
10.THE NEWS OF THE AIR CRASH IS A SAD MISFORTUNE.
ANSWERS
1 THE PRIEST HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE HIS REMAINING LIFE IN LONELY ISOLATION.
ANSWER: YOU ARE LONELY WHEN YOU LEAVE IN ISOLATION SO THE WORD LONELY IS NOT NECESSARY IN THE SENTENCE
2 WE RECEIVED AN ADDED BONUS FOR OUR HARD WORK
ANSWER: BONUS HAS TO DO WITH AN ADDITION SO YOU DON'T NEED TO ADD 'ADDED' TO IT.
3. I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES
ANSWER: WHOSE EYES DID YOU WANT TO SEE IT WITH ?
4.IF WE ARE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A TEAM, THERE HAS TO BE JOINT COOPERATION
ANSWER :COOPERATION INVOLVES WORKING AS A TEAM, THIS MAKES THE JOINT REDUNDANT DOESN'T IT?
5. ATM MACHINE
ANSWER: ATM MACHINE MEANS AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE, SO IF YOU ADD MACHINE TO IT YOU HAVE AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE MACHINE, GOT IT?
6.WRITE A BRIEF SUMMARY ON THE BOOK 'animal farm'.
ANSWER : SUMMARY MEANS BRIEF SO THE WORD 'BRIEF' IS REDUNDANT
7. AIDS IS CAUSED BY HIV VIRUS.
ANSWER THE ' V' IN HIV STANDS FOR VIRUS. A REPETITION OF THE WORD VIRUS
8.CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR PIN NUMBERS SAFE
ANSWER. THE 'N' IN PIN STANDS FOR NUMBER SO THE ADDITION OF THE WORD 'NUMBER' IS NOT NECESSARY
9.IN MY OPINION I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REDUCTION IN AIR FARES
ANSWER: YOUR OPINION IS WHAT YOU THINK, ANY NEED TO ADD 'I THINK'?
10.THE NEWS OF THE AIR CRASH IS A SAD MISFORTUNE.
ANSWER: MISFORTUNES ARE SAD AREN'T THEY? SO DO WE HAVE TO ADD 'SAD' TO THE STATEMENT?
NOW YOU KNOW WHY WE SHOULD AVOID TAUTOLOGIES IN OUR STATEMENTS DON'T YOU?
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