1. Which one of the following sentences contains an unnecessary word?
A. Why don’t you leave before the crowd arrives?
B. The snake raised up its head and struck.
C. She left early, though he told her not to.
D Rich was angry, but he concealed his feelings.
C--Is not correct
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2006-10-11 04:10:27 · 6 answers · asked by yeslekssim 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
i would like to say is B. the snake raised its head and struck.
it is unnecessary to put "up" after the word.
by the way it might be wrong too according to other people that say raised is not necessary
2006-10-11 04:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The word up is not necessary in sentence B. "The snake raised its head and struck" is correct.
2006-10-11 05:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. The snake raised up its head and struck. (raised isn't necessary!)
2006-10-11 04:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by kareno209 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say 'up' is superfluous in B as 'raise' means to lift up. You can't raise down.
2006-10-11 04:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by skaters mam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In B "up" is redundant raised already implies up.
It would have "raised its head".
2006-10-11 04:22:16 · answer #5 · answered by blue_cabbage 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with skater.............'up' is not necessary
Also, C and D contain commas that are not necessary.
2006-10-11 04:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋