Read the following sentence: Brian held his nose when he smelled the bad-smelling
garbage.
In what way does this sentence overexplain its meaning?
A. The character holds his nose, so the reader assumes he is being
dramatic.
B. The character holds his nose, so the reader already knows the
garbage smells bad.
C. The character is sensitive to smells, so the reader knows he has
other sensitivities.

b

Explanation:

The example in the question used "smelled" and "smelling" twice. We know he smelled something bad because its garbage and his reaction to the smell (he holds his nose).

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B.

Explanation:

because it explains how the characters feels when taking the trash. he's holding his nose to let the reader know about bad spelling trash

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