Unit Five :

Avoid Overusing Sentences

that Begin with It and There
It There

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It There

It

It is


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It is possible that the price of a
laser printer is higher than that of
an ink jet printer.

: A laser printer may cost
more than an ink jet printer.
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There is a need for limitation of the
number of users by the systems
manager.

: The systems manager
must limit the number of users.


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It is important that cooperation with
each other be the focus of the
study group.

: The study group must
focus on cooperating with each
other (OR The study group must
cooperate with each other.)



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It could happen that a decision to
cancel the exhibition is reached by
the committee.


: The committee may
decide to cancel the exhibition.
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There is a necessity for an
agreement on the delivery terms
by both parties.

: Both parties must agree
on the delivery terms.
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It is necessary that negotiations on
the final conditions be undertaken
by both sides immediately.

: Both sides must negotiate
the final conditions immediately.

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It is critical that consideration is
made by the systems manager on
the current status of the program.

: The systems manager
must consider the program's
current status.

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It is crucial that assessment of the
control strategy be performed by
the site manager.

: The site manager must
assess the control strategy.
?

It is imperative that arrangement of
the class schedule be done by the
academic advisor.

: The academic advisor
must arrange the class schedule.
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It is not necessary for the
coordination of the tasks to be the
responsibility of the department
manager.

: The department manager
does not need to be responsible
for coordinating the tasks.
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