Exercise 3
Which of the two alternatives in bold do you think is more appropriate in academic writing?
1 The government has made considerable/great progress in solving the problem.
2 We got/obtained excellent results in the experiment.
3 The results of lots of/numerous tests have been pretty good/encouraging.
4 A loss of jobs is one of the consequences/things that will happen if the process is
automated.
5 The relationship between the management and workers is extremely/really important.
6 Some suggestions springing up from/arising from the study will be presented.
Exercise 4
Use a more formal word or phrase to replace those in bold.
1 The reaction of the officials was sort of negative. _______________________
2 The economic outlook is nice.__________________________
3 Car manufacturers are planning a get together to discuss their strategy.
________________________
4 The resulting competition between countries is good._________________
5 The economy is affected by things that happen outside the country.
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6 She was given the sack because of her poor record. __________________
7 The examination results were super. ________________________