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Flashcards: Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

Jimmy is annoyed at the video game that he was playing. For one thing, there was not nearly enough interesting characters suspenseful moments or exciting escapes in the game to satisfy him. For another, it was incredibly hard while playing the game to control the cars. It always wanted to veer to the left when he tried to steer to the right. But the ending of the game was worst. By the time he got to the end, the hero had decided to stop chasing rogue spies and therefore marry his girlfriend, a surprise attack resulted in her being kidnapped, and the hero must go on a final mission to save her before the game can be completed. That would of been fine, except it involved tracking the enemy using a helicopter, and Jimmy much to his chagrin never mastered flying the helicopter.

Which of the following is a redundant phrase that could be removed from the bolded and underlined sentence?

For another

(no change)

to control the cars

while playing the game

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Flashcards: Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

Which of the following is a redundant phrase that could be removed from the bolded and underlined sentence?

Your answer:

For another

Your answer:

(no change)

Your answer:

to control the cars

Correct answer:

while playing the game

Explanation:

The phrase "while playing the game" is not needed since there would be no other circumstances under which Jimmy would have trouble controlling a car in the context of this passage.

Flashcards: Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

(1) I’m completely convinced that the little hole in the wall with the green awning is the best coffee shop in the city. (2) Right on the corner of 89^th Street and 2nd Avenue next to the bus stop. (3) I grew up just a couple of blocks away, and this place has been around since before I was born. (4) I’m sure you’ve never heard of it, but it is definitely the best. (5) Their coffee is delicious and always the perfect temperature—not too hot, and not too cold. (6) They get their coffee beans from a local coffee roaster about ten blocks north. (7) Believe me when I tell you that the pastries are out of this world. (8) You’ve got to try their chocolate croissants. (9) One would be remiss not to mention that all aforementioned pastries are made daily in-house. (10) The chef, a woman named Julie, supposedly trained in Paris and learned from some of the best French pastry chefs. (11) I’d have expected that a chef like that would wind up in some fancy bakery instead of an unassuming little neighborhood spot like this. (12) Julie lives in the apartment right above the shop. (13) She’s hired a few local kids to work at the counter, but she bakes every weekday. (14) It’s rare that tourists make it this far north in the city, so most of the customers are locals who live nearby. (15) A few other coffee shops and bakeries have come and gone over the years, but none of them are anywhere near as good as this one. (16) I’ll take you tomorrow morning, and you can see for yourself.

Which sentence does not match the overall tone of the rest of the passage?

Sentence (2)

Sentence (16)

Sentence (4)

Sentence (1)

Sentence (9)

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Flashcards: Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

Which sentence does not match the overall tone of the rest of the passage?

Your answer:

Sentence (2)

Your answer:

Sentence (16)

Your answer:

Sentence (4)

Your answer:

Sentence (1)

Correct answer:

Sentence (9)

Explanation:

The tone of the passage is very conversational and informal. A few clues that the passage is written in an informal tone are the frequent use of contractions, and use of the personal pronouns "I" and "you," none of which would be correct to use in more formal writing. Sentence (9) is much more formal in its tone and word choice and uses the impersonal pronoun "one" instead of the more personal "I" and "you" used throughout the rest of the passage. Words like "remiss" and "aforementioned" also suggest a higher register than the one used throughout the rest of the passage.

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Flashcards: Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

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