Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1The committee endorsed the revised policy, and the board ............... as well, though with minor reservations.
Wrong!
Use a substitute verb to avoid repeating the full verb phrase after 'and'.
2Several departments submitted their reports on time, but the legal team ...............
Wrong!
Use ellipsis after an auxiliary to avoid repeating the whole verb phrase.
3The first draft was concise; the second was ...............
Wrong!
Use 'so' to substitute for an adjective phrase already mentioned.
4The auditors requested additional documentation, and the finance director agreed to ............... immediately.
Wrong!
Use 'do so' to stand in for the action already stated.
5The chair asked whether the annex should be included, and the secretary said ...............
Wrong!
Use a substitute clause to avoid repeating 'the annex should be included'.
6The report cites three studies, two of ............... were published in peer reviewed journals.
Wrong!
Use the relative pronoun 'which' after 'two of' in formal writing.
7The policy is intended to reduce risk, and it has ............... in several comparable organisations.
Wrong!
Use 'done so' to mean 'reduced risk' without repeating the phrase.
8The minister promised to address the issue, but ............... has yet to do so.
Wrong!
Use the pronoun 'he' to refer back to 'the minister' and keep the sentence grammatical.
9The guidelines are clear, and those ............... are not should be revised before publication.
Wrong!
Use ellipsis with 'that are' to refer back to 'guidelines' without repeating the noun.
10Some reviewers found the methodology robust; others found it ...............
Wrong!
Use 'less so' to mean 'less robust' without repeating the adjective.
11The proposal was approved in principle, and the budget was ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use a substitute expression meaning 'approved in principle' without repeating the full phrase.
12The author claims the data were anonymised, but the appendix suggests ...............
Wrong!
Use a substitute expression to indicate the opposite of the claim without repeating it.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The committee endorsed the revised policy, and the board did so as well, though with minor reservations.
- Several departments submitted their reports on time, but the legal team did not
- The first draft was concise; the second was so
- The auditors requested additional documentation, and the finance director agreed to do so immediately.
- The chair asked whether the annex should be included, and the secretary said it should
- The report cites three studies, two of which were published in peer reviewed journals.
- The policy is intended to reduce risk, and it has done so in several comparable organisations.
- The minister promised to address the issue, but he has yet to do so.
- The guidelines are clear, and those that are are not should be revised before publication.
- Some reviewers found the methodology robust; others found it less so
- The proposal was approved in principle, and the budget was approved likewise/approved similarly
- The author claims the data were anonymised, but the appendix suggests not so
