A photojournalist forgot to avoid phrases such as "is shown" and "pictured above" in her cutline. After reviewing the work, her editor scolded her for this. What are such terms called?

a) Clichés
b) Skel lines
c) Expressions
d) Compositional words


ANS: a

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