The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. The sun is an example of a medium heat, medium weight star. The hottest stars are blue in color , and the coolest stars are red.
A) wordy
B) trite

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The underlined portion "medium heat, medium weight" is wordy as it uses two words to convey one idea. A more concise statement could be "The sun is a medium-sized star".

The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph