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 *saying the samething twice,
 *using unnecessary words,
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+and
 *using empty clauses and phrases
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 '''Example''' 1:
-    ''incorrect''  Our fifth patient, in room six, is a mentally ill patient.
+    ''Incorrect:''  Our fifth patient, in room six, is a mentally ill patient.
-    ''correct''   Our fifth patient, in room six, is mentally ill.
+    ''Correct:''   Our fifth patient, in room six, is mentally ill.
 '''Example''' 2:
-   ''incorrect''  The best teachers help each student to become a better student both academically and emotionally.
+   ''Incorrect:''  The best teachers help each student to become a better student both academically and emotionally.
-   ''correct''  The best teachers help each student grow both academically and emotionally.
+   ''Correct:''  The best teachers help each student grow both academically and emotionally.
-"The above repetitions should be avoided" (Hacker,125).
 ;;  Saying the Same Thing Twice
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 '''Example'''
-   ''incorrect''  There well always be a person or group who will test the legislature and publish libelous statements as long as they can until they are caught.
+   ''Incorrect:''  There well always be a person or group who will test the legislature and publish libelous statements as long as they can until they are caught.
 ''Eliminating "there" and "be" and putting the subject and verb in their proper place will make the sentence more concise.''
-   ''better''  People will always test the legislature and publish libelous statements as long as they can until they are caught.
+   ''Better:''  People will always test the legislature and publish libelous statements as long as they can until they are caught.
 ''Better, but there remains a repetition of the word "they." Get rid of the repetition.''
-   ''correct''  People test the legislature by publishing libelous statements as long as they can.(OWL)
+   ''Correct:''  People test the legislature by publishing libelous statements as long as they can.(OWL)
 ;;Empty Clausing and Phrases
 "An empty clause is one that can be reduced to a phrase, and an empty phrase is one that can be reduced to a simply phrase or a single word (Grammar)".
-''Phrases to Avoid''
+''Phrases to Avoid:''
-          Example in my opinion,
+                  in my opinion,
                    in today's society, and etc....