1. which of the sentences below is free of wordy language? a. neither sentence contains wordy language. b. even though i am on a diet, i have not lost any weight. c. in spite of the fact that i am on a diet, i have not lost any weight. d. both sentences contain wordy language.

The correct answer is letter C. In spite of the fact I am on a diet, I have not lost any weight.

Explanation:

  A wordy language is such  a language that have an exagerate use about some idea you would like to show, but you could transmit it with less words and not adding more words on the sentences. In the case of the following sentece: In spite of the fact that I am on a diet, I have not lost any weight, it is not necessary use the word "fact" because for by itself the expression expresses the main idea of ​​the sentence. If you see the letter B. "Even though I am on a diet, I have not lost any weight", you can see the same idea, the same conjuction as "In spite of" but without the wordy language like "The Fact".

well there are a bunch of different possibilities so your gonna have to be a bit more specific