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Just get rid of the redundancies, and it will sound fine. Original: "Here's the chip in question." he said as he handed to chip to him. "It's a very old chip, make sure you take care of it." ...
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Just get rid of the redundancies, and it will sound fine. > Original: "Here's the chip in question." he said as he handed to chip to him. "It's a very old chip, make sure you take care of it." > > Revised: "Here's the chip in question," he said, as he handed it to him, "It's very old, make sure you take care of it." You don't have to repeat "chip" every time. An alternative is to name the object _second_: > Revised: "This is the one," he said, handing him an anti-stat bag holding a chip. "It's very old, make sure you take care of it."