rephrasing
The question as to whether...
Whether...
since/because...
His father, who was a lawyer of the same firm...
His father, a lawyer of the same firm...
The ball was thrown into the air.
She threw the ball.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
There is no doubt but that...
No doubt/doubtless...
In spite of the fact that...
Though/although...
Her dog, which was a labrador...
Her dog, a labrador...
He didn't not ride his bike.
He rode his bike.
He was a a great writer, but he was terrible at writing dialogue.
He was a great writer, though terrible at dialogue.
He is a man who...
He...
Remind you/notify you
Of the four who were suspects, one was guilty.
Of the four suspects, one was guilty.
The TV was stolen by the burglar from the house.
The burglar stole the TV from the house.
She danced, for her superiors had asked it of her.
She danced because her superiors asked it.
In a quiet manner...
Quietly...
I was unaware of the fact that...
I was unaware that/I didn't know that...
Trafalgar, which was Nelson's last battle...
"That's not my umbrella - it was left here by someone else."
"That's not my umbrella - someone else left it here."
"I am much indebted to you, sir, for a Scotch bonnet is fitted neither to my years nor my gravity" (Doyle 56).
I'm in your debt, sir, because a Scotch bonnet doesn't fit my years or gravity (Doyle, 56).