<p>This is from 59F :
The Navajo code remained classified after the war
that was later used, along with codes made from other
American Indian languages, in the Korean Conflict and the
Vietnam War. Now that the Navajo code is no longer used,
the code talkers, whose (secret work )saved American lives,
can finally receive public recognition for their actions.</p>
<ol>
<li>F. NO CHANGE
G. hush-hush actions
H. concealed, hidden efforts
J. doings, kept under wraps,</li>
</ol>
<p>The answer is F, but I chose H. Why is H wrong?</p>
<p>F is more concise. The ACT is a nut about choosing the most concise statement, usually.</p>
<p>@DivineE I believe that because secret work is already correct in the sentence, changing the phrase is unnecessary. And choosing answer choice H would make the sentence more choppy wouldn’t it?</p>
<p>^^ Yes. Don’t change something that already works.</p>
<p>But H is clearly wrong. The difference between “concealed” and “hidden” is not significant enough in this context to warrant the use of both words. You might as well write “hidden, hidden efforts.”</p>
<p>@WasatchWriter Huh, thats interesting, thank you for bringing that up, redundancy has always eluded me on the ACT for some reason.</p>