Nouns and Other Parts of Speech

A. Circle the underlined word that is more suitable for an academic paper.

1. The government has made good / considerable progress in solving educational problems.
   
2. We got / obtained encouraging results.
   
3. The results of numerous / a lot of different projects have been pretty good / encouraging.
   
4. Improved attendance is one of the consequences / the things that will happen if school is more enjoyable.

B. Write a more academic word or phrase to replace the underlined one in the following sentences.

1. 1. The reaction of the students was kind of negative. ______________
   
2. 2. The economic outlook is mighty nice. ______________
   
3. 3. The future of university education is up in the air. ______________
   
4. 4. English teachers and biology teachers are planning to get together to create writing assignments. ______________

Check your answers here.

Adapted from J.M. Swales & C.B. Feak Academic Writing for Graduate Students. The University of Michigan Press, 1994.