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Check-up game of Academic style in Writing
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Questions about academic style elements in Academic Writing
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Is it an academic style when you use CONTRACTIONS?
No, it isn't. You should not use contractions (e.g. "can't, won't, don't....) in academic writing
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Is this writing in an academic style?
Yes, it is.
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Rewrite this sentence in a more academic Style: "Sadly, serious crime like murder is going up."
It can be rewritten as: "Serious crime, such as murder, is increasing"
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Is this writing in an academic style?
Yes, it is.
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Is it an academic style when you use ACCURATE VOCABULARY in your writing?
Yes
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Is it an academic style when you use CITATIONS?
Yes, it is.
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Please point out the inappropriate elements in the following sentence: "Years ago they allowed women to vote."
The phrase "Years ago" is imprecise. We need to make it clearer by giving a certain year such as in 1987.Or we can rewrite it using Passive Voice
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Is this writing in an academic style? Why (not)?
No, it isn't. This is an informal letter/ email and the author used contraction "s"
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Is it an academic style when you use COLLOQUIAL or IDIOMATIC expressions?
No
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Rewrite this sentence in a more academic style: "You can’t always trust the numbers in that report"
The numbers in that report are unreliable.
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Is this writing in academic style?
No, it isn't. It is a personal diary.
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Is it an academic style when you use tentative language (e.g., may/ can/ could, tends to, seems, appears) in your writing?
Yes, it is.
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What is the more academic word (formal word) of "kids"?
Children
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What is the more academic word (formal word) of "around"?
approximately
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What is the more academic word (formal word) of "go up "?
increase/ rise
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