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Do not use contractions
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Use passive forms whenever possible
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Use relative clauses to join ideas: The period during which he lived was full of uncertainty
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Use these formal words:
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Avoid using the word things / something, etc. Use a more specific word (problems, situation, solutions, subjects, and so on)
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Never omit the subject pronoun: Many people
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Do not use unnecessary subject pronouns: This is a problem which
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Make sure the subject and the verb agree: Attracting tourists involves improving local facilities
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Annoyingly,… Naturally,… Strangely,… Surprisingly,… Evidently,… Indeed,… In fact,… Admittedly,… Presumably,… |
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I think it is true that...
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I totally disagree with the point that...
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I totally agree with the point that...
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It is questionable whether ....
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I am sure whether....
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It is true that....On the other hand, ....
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Although it is true that...., we must remember that....
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I agree that.... However, ...
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It could be argued that....However, I would like to point out that....
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Notwithstanding the claim that..., I would argue that....
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It may be true that...., but all too often...
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In no way can I agree that...
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Surely it is completely unacceptable that....
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In no way can I agree that...
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I will discuss two possible approaches to this issue
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I will discuss two advantages / priorities
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The first option to consider
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The first idea is to
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A second alternative / tactic
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Compared to
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Lead to
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I would argue that
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Not only... also
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In addition
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To sum up
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In my view / Overall
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First of all / To begin with / In the first place
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Firstly... Secondly.... Finally
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It is also important to note that
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In light of the results above
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Regarding _____ / According to my survey
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In terms of ____ / As for ____
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Another example of .... is
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I have come to the conclusion that
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My final point is that
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One possible solution is
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What is more / Moreover
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A further point is
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I would like to make the following recommendations
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This proposal is intended to
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Introduction
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Generalising
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The main purpose/aim of (this report) is to outline/
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On the whole,…
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present / discuss / examine / evaluate…
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This report (outlines/looks at)…
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This report is based on…
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It is clear from customer feedback that…
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In light of the above, we believe the followingmeasures should be adopted…
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With regard to…, the general view seems to be…
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In the light of (this year’s experience),…
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In the short/long term, we suggest you should
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Perhaps the most effective way of…
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consider…
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If the (centre) is to attract more customers, it is
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My recommendations are as follows:…
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vital that…
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In my view, in future, we should…
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It would be a good idea to…
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To improve the situation, we recommend…
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It is (therefore) believed / obvious that…would be
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It is recommended that…
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Ideal for…
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To sum up,…To conclude,…
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It would (not) be advisable / practical to…
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I hope that the plan outlined/presented in this
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We suggest/propose that…
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Report meets with your approval…
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We suggest/propose + ing
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I hope that the recommendations outlined/ presented in this report will receive your serious consideration
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Cheatography n. The art of mapping complex subjects into clear, instantly navigable reference guides.
