Shorten Lengthy, Necessary Phrases

Other commonly used phrases, which writers rely on to fill out their prose, can also be shortened. Consider the phrases in table Table tbl-shortenLong. What purpose do they serve, what are some alternatives? Complete the table and the examples below with your partner. See Table tbl-shortenLong.

These common phrases are not only unnecessary, but they make your writing bland!

Instead of … Use … Purpose
As a consequence of …
in light of the fact that
An example of this is the fact that …
Accounted for by the fact that …
Table 1: Shorten these lengthy, necessary Phrases.