Simplifying phrases
Not what you're looking for?
1. Correct inflated diction by typing your correction next to each of the words or phrases listed below.
a. As per your request --
b. Having received your letter, we --
c. Enclosed please find my resume. --
d. I regret to advise you that I must delay payment. --
e. It is imperative that you write at once --
f. I am cognizant of the fact that my payment is overdue. --
g. At the earliest possible date --
h. I beg to differ with your estimate --
i. Please be advised that my new address is... --
j. This writer --
k. At the present time --
l. I humbly request that you consider my application --
m. In the immediate future. --
n. We are in hopes that you will succeed. --
o. Due to the fact that --
p. I wish to express my gratitude --
q. At this point in time --
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
Short answers to simplify inflated phrases. Web references provided.
Solution Preview
a. As per your request -- As asked or as requested
b. Having received your letter, we -- Your letter received, we
c. Enclosed please find my resume. -- Here is my resume
d. I regret to advise you that I must delay payment. -- My payment is late
e. It is ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Edwidge Danticat's The Dew Breaker
This quiz will helps single out some of the main ideas in Edwidge Danticat’s book, The Dew Breaker.
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Quiz 2 (Chapter 2 & 3 Content with Vocabulary)
The following questions are taken from chapters two and three of the novel, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer.
Comma Usage 101
A fast and fun quiz to test your knowledge of comma usage!
19th Century American prose authors
Test your knowledge of American prose writers of the 19th Century. Use this quiz to brush up on your familiarity of major titles and writers.
The Mechanics of Citations II
Students will learn about the mechanics of citations.