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Ellipsis and substitution in academic writing: the latter

Grammar · Ellipsis & substitution · C1 · 45 min. Avoiding repetition in research writing with those of, did so, the latter and elliptical comparisons.

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Avoiding repetition in research writing with those of, did so, the latter and elliptical comparisons.

Level
C1
Category
Grammar
Topic
Ellipsis & substitution
Time
About 45 minutes
Exercises
True / False, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
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  • True / False: Is each sentence correct? Write T (true) or F (false).
  • Gap-fill: Key-word transformations. Avoid repetition by using the word in capita
  • Multiple choice: Choose the option that correctly replaces the repeated words.
  • Speaking / writing task: Rewrite this repetitive paragraph from a student essay in a concise ac
  • Writing lines: Write your concise paragraph here.

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