Redundant Phrases Redundant phrases use more than one word to communicate a single idea. Because of their wordiness, they tend to lessen the impact and clarity of the sentences in which they appear. Below is a list of some commonly used redundant phrases. In formal writing, they should be replaced with the words enclosed in parentheses. as to whether (whether) biography of one‘s life (biography) but nevertheless (nevertheless) circle around (circle) come to an end (end) connect together (connect) consensus of opinion (consensus) eliminate altogether (eliminate) entirely complete (complete) join together (join) just exactly (exactly)
last of all (last) may possibly (may) never at any time (never) reason why (reason) shuttle back and forth (shuttle) skirt around (skirt) strangled to death (strangled)
We should use the context to identify whether part that follows the comma is modifying ( like in absolute phrase ) or is a sentence with parallel items. if those words are giving a description of something that comes before them, then they constitute a modifier. if they are something that is contextually parallel to what comes before them, then it's supposed to be a parallel construction.
We should use the context to identify whether part that follows the comma is modifying ( like in absolute phrase ) or is a sentence with parallel items. if those words are giving a description of something that comes before them, then they constitute a modifier. if they are something that is contextually parallel to what comes before them, then it's supposed to be a parallel construction.