Looking formal
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Verbs contraction
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It's essential for us to bear this issue in mind.
vs.
It is essential for us to bear this issue in mind.
It's essential...
It is essential...
indifferent
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Very + adjective vs. alternative adjective
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They did a very interesting and clear job.
vs.
They did an intriguing and coherent job.
very interesting and clear
intriguing and coherent
indifferent
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sentence length
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There are a number of ways to impress with your writing, because perhaps the paramount goal is the importance of writing clearly, since clarity allows complex ideas to be better understood.
vs.
There are a number of ways to impress with your writing. Writing clearly is perhaps the paramount goal, as clarity allows complex ideas to be better understood.
short sentences
long sentences
indifferent
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Genitive saxon
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Since Perelman's research, many other authors have followed his path.
vs.
Since the research by Perelman, many other authors have followed his path.
Perelman's research
research by Perelman
indifferent
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Numbers spelling
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800 experiments were carried out to test the hypothesis.
vs.
Eight experiments were carried out to test the hypothesis.
800
eight hundred
indifferent
Answer explanation
There are certain formal conventions regarding the writing of numbers:
There are certain formal conventions regarding the writing of numbers:
· Those up to 10 and including 10 should be spelled out in full.
· Those from 11 to 100 can either be written using numerals or be spelled out, but the first option is generally preferred*.
· Larger and rounder numbers like a hundred, a thousand or a million should also be spelled out.
· Larger but more exact numbers should be written with numerals and a comma placed every three digits* (like 12,000).
· Fractions should also be written in full (like two-thirds).
* except if the sentence begins with that number, which should always be spelled out.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Phrasal verbs
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Various experts found out that the theory was erroneous.
vs.
Various experts discovered that the theory was erroneous.
found out
discovered
indifferent
Answer explanation
Yet, there are some acceptable and indeed commonly-used phrasal verbs that can be used when writing an academic piece, like:
· The research was carried out…
· This experiment consists of three…
· These recommendations are based on…
· Each test was subjected to…
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Must vs. have to
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You must have an opinion about this very controversial issue.
vs.
You have to have an opinion about this very controversial issue.
must
have to
indifferent
Answer explanation
Despite must being more formal than have to, neither of them is recommended in academic writing, since both tend to imply a command addressed to a second-person, in a too direct tone.
Therefore, in any case, given these contexts, it is preferred to use only a less aggressive should within a passive voice construction.
You must have an opinion about this very controversial issue, but
An opinion about this very controversial issue should be had.
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