The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. Enormous stars, called red giants, can be fifty times more massive than the sun. The smallest stars, called white dwarfs, are small, usually no larger than Earth.
A) wordy
B) trite

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The underlined portion "called red giants" is not wordy or trite, but the word "enormous" could be seen as wordy or unnecessary.

The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph