Multiple choice

Select the redundant word/words in the following sentence:

One should avoid such things like these.

  1. avoid

  2. like these

  3. such

  4. things

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B Correct answer
Explanation

(1), (3) and (4) are incorrect because the given sentence has two phrases as synonyms. They are “such things” and “like these”. So, only one of them can be used and (1), (3) and (4) do not fulfil this condition. Answer: (2)