Style

1. Wordiness
GMAT likes to keep things simple.
Shorter answer always preferred to a longer one.
John as well as Jack reached the office late on account of traffic.
John and Jack reached the office late because of traffic.

Second sentence sounds much better because it replaces as well as with and and on account with
because
TIP: If you can convey the same meaning with one word, why use three?

2. Redundancy
Saying the exact same thing twice in a sentence.
Johns marks have increased up.
The yearly growth rate is 10% per annum
I have para-glided previously in the past
Summing Up
Always go for the shorter option
Avoid Passive Voice
Avoid Redundancy
Avoid Being
Avoid words ending with ing
Always read the correct option back into the sentence