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Consider the following sentence from a draft essay analyzing environmental policy:

"The task force's initial report left out critical empirical evidence regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, making its conclusions seem kind of sketchy."

Which of the following revisions best replaces the informal and imprecise language to maintain a formal academic tone?

  1. The task force's initial report omitted critical empirical evidence regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, thereby rendering its conclusions questionable.Cevap
  2. B
    The task force's initial report left out critical empirical evidence regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, making its conclusions seem kind of sketchy.
  3. C
    The task force's initial report did not include a lot of key data regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, making its conclusions seem somewhat iffy.
  4. D
    The task force's initial report skipped over important facts regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, leading to conclusions that are mostly not good.
  5. E
    The task force's initial report neglected stuff regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, causing its conclusions to be considered vague.

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The revision reading 'The task force's initial report omitted critical empirical evidence regarding renewable infrastructure adoption, thereby rendering its conclusions questionable.' best maintains a formal academic tone and precise diction.
The correct revision replaces casual phrasings with formal academic vocabulary ('omitted' instead of 'left out', and 'questionable' instead of 'kind of sketchy'), thereby establishing precise diction and an appropriate scholarly tone.

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1
Identify casual or imprecise phrasing in the original sentence.
The verb phrase 'left out' and the modifier 'kind of sketchy' are colloquial.
Formal academic writing avoids conversational idioms and vague slang.
2
Select precise academic vocabulary that preserves the intended meaning.
'Omitted' replaces 'left out', and 'questionable' replaces 'kind of sketchy'.
These vocabulary choices provide exact diction and elevate the tone of the essay.

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Precise Diction and Formal Academic Tone
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