Target Grammar: Paraphrasing, collocations, signal phrase/reporting language

Examples Explanation/ details

Paraphrasing
First, professors are afraid that not-so-good FEAR >> ARE AFRAID.
grades would negatively affect students future. TOUGH GRADING>> NOT-SO-
GOOD GRADES
(original) Thats because many professors fear JEOPARDIZE>> NEGATIVELY
that tough grading will trigger poor student AFFECT
evaluations or worse, which in turn ca jeopardize ACADEMIC CARREAR TRACK>>
the academic career track. STUDENTS FUTURE

That is the case of University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, where they consider that the profile of
students has change, so a higher GPA is
expected.
(ORIGINAL) That modest increase simply
reflects better students, UMass spoken Man x
says in an email. Since our students are
increasingly well prepare. It makes sense that
their UMass grades have crept up.
Since our students are increasingly well
prepare>> the profile of students has
change
It makes sense that their UMass grades
have crept up.>> a higher GPA is
expected.

Collocation
with so much work to do for so little grade Grades, collocation verbs: achive, attain, get,
compensation, who would like to take the course receive.
next term.

good example Adjectives with example: good, great,

shining, poor, bad.

Addressing the problem Verb that match with problem: address,

approach, attack combat, come/get to grips
with.
Signal phrase/reporting language
In Doesnt Anybody Get a C Anymore, Phil
Primack argues .
Primack mentions a great example of how
Wellesley Colleges is addressing the problem.

Some universities believe, Primack says, that

there is no such thing as grade inflation.