Exercise eight: cut wordy phrases

Last updated on June 26, 2025

Exercise instructions

Match the unnecessarily long phrase with its shorter counterpart:

Phrase Matching Exercise
Word phrase Short phrase

a number of

please

owing to the fact that

change

at the present time

about

in a timely manner

to

in an effort to

if

make a modification to

because

in regard to

now

provide the opportunity for

then

it is requested that you

promptly

in the event of

many

after this is accomplished

let

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