Informal Vocabulary
Replace the word in italics with a formal academic alternative:
"Instead of buying the cheapest stuff in the store..."
Answer: products, items, goods, or merchandise.
Starting a sentence with AND is too informal. Replace "And" with a formal transition word:
"And always keep in mind where it is being shipped from."
Answer: Furthermore, Additionally, Moreover, In addition..
Correct the spelling mistake that changed the meaning of the sentence:
"Companies should respect their costumers."
Customers
Costumers = people who make costumes.
Correct the error:
"Chocolate are made from cocoa beans."
"Chocolate is made from cocoa beans."
Correct the capitalization error in this sentence:
"When i buy clothes, i look for quality."
"When I buy clothes, I look for quality."
Replace both informal words (in italics) with suitable academic terms:
"I usually consider many types of things when I buy clothes.
1. Factors/aspects
2. Purchase
Replace BUT at the start of the sentence with a formal linking word:
"But the production takes place in sweatshops."
However, In contrast, Nevertheless,
Correct the spelling mistake that changed the meaning of the sentence:
"Cotton is used to make cloths."
Clothes or clothing
Cloths = tvättlapp
Correct the word order error caused by Swedish word order (svensk ordföljd):
"In the US is it often migrant women who are targeted."
"In the US, it is often migrant women who are targeted."
English requires straight word order: Subject + Verb (not the other way around).
Where should the in-text citation parentheses be placed relative to the period/full stop?
"Sweatshops often employ children. (IOM, 2009)"
The citation must be placed before the period:
"Sweatshops often employ children (IOM, 2009)."
Rewrite the sentence to replace the informal word "bad":
"Child labor is a very bad issue for developing countries."
Possible answers: Severe, harmful
Rewrite the sentence without using "I":
"I also read an article about how chocolate is made..."
Two possible answeres:
1. An article reveals how chocolate is produced..."
2. "According to an article on chocolate production..."
Choose the correct word: affect or effect
"Consumerism is a global issue that [affects / effects] our planet."
affects
Correct the possessive pronoun:
"Child labor has cost many boys lives."
"boys' lives"
Rewrite this citation:
"According to (Williams, 2007) says that green products pollute."
According to Williams (2007), green products pollute.
Williams (2007) states that green products pollute.
Replace the informal word "happy":
"Buying new products does not make people truly happy for long."
Possible answeres:
Satisfied, fulfilled, or content.
Rewrite the sentence to eliminate "you":
"When you buy a sweatshirt, you support sweatshops."
"When consumers buy sweatshirts, they support sweatshops."
Correct the homophone in the following sentence:
"Children working in factories should never be aloud."
Allowed
Aloud = out loud
Correct the subject-verb agreement error:
"The cost of these products have increased."
"The cost of these products has increased."
Identify and remove the missing or incorrect punctuation in this quote:
"Consumerism is a global issue, (Williams 2007)"
Remove the comma before the citation, add a comma between author and year, and place the period after the parenthesis:
"Consumerism is a global issue (Williams, 2007)."
Rewrite the sentence to replace and use formal words for "fix" and "big":
"We need to fix the big problem of fast fashion."
We need to address/resolve the significant/major problem of fast fashion
Correct both homophones/misused words in the sentence:
"Working 80 hours a weak has a bad affect on workers."
Week + effect
Rewrite the sentence to correct the awkward Swedish-influenced structure:
"One thing for example we can improve that we buy less."
Possible answeres:
1. "One way we can improve, for example, is by purchasing less."
2. "For example, one solution is to reduce overall consumption."