Learner repeats a key noun where a synonym would create doubt, and stops varying vocabulary at the cost of clarity.
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Six passages. Two are clear.
The scheme was introduced in 2019. The initiative has since been extended. Same thing, or two things?
The reader's assumption, the repair, and where range is actually assessed.
That assumption is how reading works.
The scheme was introduced in 2019. The initiative has since been extended.
You know they are the same. Your reader has to decide.
Twelve paragraphs. Six are clear.
Sort each item into the correct category
Eight paragraphs. Three are already clear.
The scheme began in 2019. The initiative was extended in 2021. The programme now covers four cities. →
The report was published in May. It was ignored until November. The report has since been withdrawn. →
The charge applies on weekdays. The levy is collected automatically. The toll raised £150m last year. →
Fees rose in 2018. Tuition fees rose again in 2021. →
The policy was announced in March. This measure took effect in June. The intervention has been criticised. →
The ban took effect in January. The ban was extended in March. It now covers the whole city. →
The trial ran for two years. The pilot produced clear results. The experiment ended last spring. →
The library reopened in March. It has been busy since. The library now opens on Sundays. →
Eight paragraphs against how many things each describes.
Terms
Definitions
Four sentences about one named thing.
Topic: a scheme, policy or building you know about.
Name it in your first sentence. Then write three more sentences about it.
Use only that noun or a pronoun. No synonyms for it anywhere.
Four sentences, one noun.
One noun phrase.