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ACT English Difficulty: Hard (510)

Digital ACT English Practice Question #1953

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Choose the best option for the underlined portion: The geological team hiked to the base of the volcanic crater, which was completely surrounded on all sides by jagged obsidian boulders.
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Concision rule: "surrounded" needs no modifiers.

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To be "surrounded" inherently means on all sides. Adding "completely... on all sides" is redundant....

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