Concise Writing - Practice Exercise 1

Gap-Fill Exercise

Write concise equivalents for the following redundant phrases. If you have any difficulties, you can use the 'Hint' button to get a free letter. Press the 'Check' button to check your answers. Then continue to the next exercise.


Redundant Expressions!

1) 3 p.m. in the afternoon

2) a person who is honest

3) a total of 14 units

4) completely destroyed

5) consensus of opinion

6) cooperate together

7) each and every

8) enclosed herewith

9) exactly the same

10) final completion

11) he is a person who . . .

12) important essentials

13) in spite of the fact that

14) in the field of physics

15) in the event that

16) new innovations

17) particular interest

18) period of four days

19) personally, I think

20) refer back

21) repeat again

22) shorter in length

23) large in size

24) summarise briefly

25) we are in receipt of
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