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    1. The document provides examples of superfluous or unnecessary expressions in sentences and proposes improved versions without the extra words. 2. For the first example, returning back is redundant and return from is the better option. 3. In the second example, exceed more than can simply be exceed. 4. For the third example, to return back the funds is improved as to return the funds, removing the extra back.

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    1. The document provides examples of superfluous or unnecessary expressions in sentences and proposes improved versions without the extra words. 2. For the first example, returning back is redundant and return from is the better option. 3. In the second example, exceed more than can simply be exceed. 4. For the third example, to return back the funds is improved as to return the funds, removing the extra back.

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    1. The document provides examples of superfluous or unnecessary expressions in sentences and proposes improved versions without the extra words. 2. For the first example, returning back is redundant and return from is the better option. 3. In the second example, exceed more than can simply be exceed. 4. For the third example, to return back the funds is improved as to return the funds, removing the extra back.

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    Superfluous Expression

    (SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT)

    1. Please report to me when you return 3. The university asked him to return
    back from Delhi. back the funds allotted for the
    (1) you have returned back from project.
    (2) you return from (1) No improvement
    (3) you returned back from (2) to bring back the funds
    (4) No improvement (3) to settle the funds
    (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (4) to return the funds
    Exam. 09.09.2001)
    (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
    2. The article should not exceed more Police SI Exam, 21.06.2015
    than hundred words. IInd Sitting)

    (1) exceed beyond


    (2) exceed than
    (3) exceed
    (4) No improvement
    (SSC Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical)
    Staff Exam. 27.02.2011)

    1. (2) ‘Return and back’ do not come together in a sentence because both means
    the same thing.
    2. (3) Replace ‘exceed more than’ with ‘exceed’.
    Because using ‘more than’ with ‘exceed’ makes the sentence superfluous.
    3. (4) ‘Return and back’ do not come together in a sentence. Replace ‘to return
    back’ with ‘to return’.

    KD PUBLICATION SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT | SUPERFLUOUS EXPRESSION 1

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