Choose precise, concise language — eliminate wordiness using the 7-pattern audit (CCSS L.7.3.a)
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~6 min eng.g7.f.ex_43

Name All Seven Patterns

Prompt

Name all 7 wordiness patterns from memory and give one example of each.

M-7-F-GR-EX-43-A Interactive Physical / non-image

Pattern-recall worksheet with 7 numbered rows. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
7 patterns named + 7 examples = 4; 7 patterns named only = 3; 5-6 patterns = 2; <5 = 1
Hints
  1. Pattern 1: redundant pairs (each and every).
  2. Pattern 6: nominalizations (made a decision → decided).
Misconceptions to watch
  • Combines two patterns into one.
  • Misses prepositional pile-ups.
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