Question

select the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without changing the meaning of the text. to show its commitment to fighting elephant poaching, the government of hong kong has agreed to incinerate and burn its stockpile of confiscated ivory.

Explanation:

To determine the redundant word, we analyze the sentence:

• The sentence is: "To show its commitment to fighting elephant poaching, the government of Hong Kong has agreed to incinerate and burn its stockpile of confiscated ivory."

• The words "incinerate" and "burn" have very similar meanings (both refer to destroying by fire). Since the sentence’s meaning (showing commitment to fight poaching by destroying ivory) remains clear if one of these is removed, "and burn" (or "incinerate and" depending on which is considered redundant) is redundant. Specifically, "burn" is redundant here because "incinerate" already conveys the idea of burning/destroying by fire. So the phrase "and burn" can be removed without altering the sentence’s meaning (the sentence would still make sense as: "To show its commitment to fighting elephant poaching, the government of Hong Kong has agreed to incinerate its stockpile of confiscated ivory.").

Answer:

To determine the redundant word, we analyze the sentence:

• The sentence is: "To show its commitment to fighting elephant poaching, the government of Hong Kong has agreed to incinerate and burn its stockpile of confiscated ivory."

• The words "incinerate" and "burn" have very similar meanings (both refer to destroying by fire). Since the sentence’s meaning (showing commitment to fight poaching by destroying ivory) remains clear if one of these is removed, "and burn" (or "incinerate and" depending on which is considered redundant) is redundant. Specifically, "burn" is redundant here because "incinerate" already conveys the idea of burning/destroying by fire. So the phrase "and burn" can be removed without altering the sentence’s meaning (the sentence would still make sense as: "To show its commitment to fighting elephant poaching, the government of Hong Kong has agreed to incinerate its stockpile of confiscated ivory.").