Readings

Other formal stylistic features – academic writing

Activity

3.3.1 Review

More on conciseness in writing

3.3.2 Practice

Revise the following sentences to improve their formality.

1. So, why did the bridge collapse? There’s a lot of reasons.
2. You can use this model to optimize the water supply.
3. So far, there hasn’t been much research on how conflict influences the level of trust and respect in a group.