Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her word choice?
Just about every channel on television today offers some kind of reality TV show. These reality TV shows can often be entertaining and addictive to watch, but they are hardly ever really showing "reality." Participants on reality TV shows often follow a script, and the reality TV shows are often based around artificial scenarios that create conflict. In addition, when people are being filmed, they often act differently from the way they would if they weren't being observed.

 - by fixing misused words
 - by reducing repetitive language
 - by replacing vague language
The writer could best improve his or her word choice by reducing repetitive language.
For example, the writer could reduce the use of reality TV shows by using pronouns such as they or phrases such as these programs. Similarly, the writer could reduce the use of often by using synonyms such as frequently.
Just about every channel on television today offers some kind of reality TV show. These reality TV shows can often be entertaining and addictive to watch, but they are hardly ever really showing "reality." Participants on reality TV shows often follow a script, and the reality TV shows are often based around artificial scenarios that create conflict. In addition, when people are being filmed, they often act differently from the way they would if they weren't being observed.