Find casual phrasal verbs, vague intensifiers, absolute claims, and filler words, each with a precise replacement. Keep a clear essay position: first-person opinions are left alone.
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Find the casual phrases. Keep your argument.
Find casual phrasal verbs, vague intensifiers, absolute claims, and filler words, each with a precise replacement. Keep a clear essay position: first-person opinions are left alone.
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01 · ESSAY DRAFT103 words
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Exam writing keeps its point of view. “I think,” “in my opinion,” and “I disagree” are left alone.
02 · REGISTER REVIEW13 flags
WORDS103
FLAGGED13
PER 100 WORDS12.6
HEAVIEST CATEGORYIntensifier or vague quantity
12.6 flags per 100 words. The draft reads conversationally. Start with the intensifier or vague quantity below.
What to change, and what to use
13 distinct phrases
Intensifier or vague quantitya lot
→considerably
Intensifier or vague quantityA lot of
→many
Intensifier or vague quantitybig deal
→significant issue
Phrasal verbcut back on
→reduce
Contraction or filleretc.
→name the third example
Phrasal verbfound out
→discovered
Phrasal verbgive out
→distribute
Unhedged absoluteIt is obvious that
→the evidence suggests that
Phrasal verblook into
→examine
Intensifier or vague quantityreally
→particularly
Contraction or fillerstuff
→the specific items
Intensifier or vague quantitysuper
→highly
Intensifier or vague quantityway
→far
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A lot of people think that governments should give out more money for public transport. Researchers have found out that cities with cheap fares have way less congestion, and this is a really big deal for air quality etc. It is obvious that every driver would switch if buses were free.
However, we need to look into the costs as well. Setting up a free network is super expensive, and governments would have to cut back on other stuff like hospitals. In my opinion the answer is somewhere in the middle: fares should be lowered a lot, but not got rid of completely.
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Find casual phrasal verbs, vague intensifiers, absolute claims, and filler words, each with a precise replacement. Keep a clear essay position: first-person opinions are left alone. Review assumptions, source notes, and any context-sensitive flags before relying on the result.
