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select the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without …

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select the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without changing the meaning of the text. after meteorologists from every major news outlet issued warnings for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, the mayor reluctantly made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated all - city marathon until later. submit

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To determine redundancy, analyze each phrase. "Postpone" means to delay to a later time, so "until later" repeats the idea of delaying. Removing "until later" or just "later" (but in context, "until later" is redundant as postpone inherently implies a later time). Wait, the phrase "until later" is redundant because "postpone" already means to reschedule for a later time. Alternatively, "made the decision" – but "made the decision to postpone" vs "decided to postpone". Wait, the redundant part here is "until later" because postponing something already means doing it at a later time. Wait, let's check: "postpone... until later" – "until later" is redundant. Alternatively, "made the decision" could be "decided", but the question is which word/phrase is redundant. Let's see: "postpone the... until later" – postpone means to put off to a later time, so "until later" is redundant. So the phrase "until later" or specifically "later" in that phrase? Wait, the original sentence: "postpone the... until later". So "until later" is redundant because postpone already implies a later time. Alternatively, "made the decision" – "made the decision to postpone" can be "decided to postpone", but the more obvious redundancy is "until later" because postpone means to delay to a later time, so "until later" is redundant. Wait, let's check the options (but the user's question is to find the redundant phrase. Wait, the sentence has "made the decision" – "made the decision" can be simplified to "decided", but also "until later" is redundant. Wait, let's parse:

"postpone the... until later" – postpone = put off to a later time, so "until later" is redundant. So the phrase "until later" or "later"? Wait, the sentence is "postpone the... until later". So "until later" is redundant. Alternatively, "made the decision" – "made the decision" is a bit wordy, but "until later" is more clearly redundant because postpone already includes the idea of a later time. So the redundant phrase is "until later" or specifically "later"? Wait, let's see: if we remove "until later", the sentence becomes "postpone the...", but postpone needs a time, but "postpone" implies a later time. Wait, maybe "made the decision" – "made the decision to postpone" can be "decided to postpone". But which is more redundant? Let's check the meaning:

  • "made the decision": can be replaced with "decided", so "the mayor reluctantly decided to postpone..." – that's concise. But "until later": "postpone until later" – postpone means to delay to a later time, so "until later" is redundant. So the redundant phrase is "until later" or "later". Wait, the original sentence: "postpone the... until later". So "until later" is redundant. So the phrase to remove is "until later" or "later". Wait, maybe "made the decision" – "made the decision" is a nominalization, but the question is which word/phrase is redundant. Let's check the two candidates:
  1. "made the decision": "made the decision to postpone" vs "decided to postpone" – both are correct, but is "made the decision" redundant? It's wordy but not strictly redundant (it's a different phrasing).
  1. "until later": "postpone the... until later" – postpone means to delay to a later time, so "until later" is redundant because postpone already includes the "later" aspect. So "until later" is redundant. Therefore, the redundant phrase is "until later" or specifically "later" in that phrase. Wait, the sentence is "postpone the... until later". So removing "until later" would leave "postpone the...", but postpone needs a time, but in context, postpone implies a…

Answer:

until later