Look at the groups of words given below:

Up until
Fall down
Free gift
Blue in color
Refer back
Continue on
Followed after

In all of the expressions given above, the word or words in italics can be left out because they are not necessary.

• Incorrect: The company offered him a free gift.
• Correct: The company offered him a gift.
• Incorrect: We continued on to the next city.
• Correct: We continued to the next city.
• Incorrect: The cat followed after the rat into the hole.
• Correct: The cat followed the rat into the hole.
• Incorrect: She was here up until now.
• Correct: She was here until now.

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