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Academic Tone Checker

Find casual phrasal verbs, vague intensifiers, absolute claims, and filler words, each with a precise replacement. Keep a clear essay position: first-person opinions are left alone.

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Find the casual phrases. Keep your argument.

01 · ESSAY DRAFT103 words
CHECK FOR · EACH CATEGORY CAN BE SWITCHED OFF

Exam writing keeps its point of view. “I think,” “in my opinion,” and “I disagree” are left alone.

02 · REGISTER REVIEW13 cues
WORDS103
PHRASES TO REVIEW13
CUES PER 100 WORDS12.6
MOST COMMON CUEIntensifier or vague quantity
12.6 cues per 100 words. Many phrases match the selected review rules. Consider the intensifier or vague quantity below in context.

Matched phrases · possible alternatives

13 distinct phrases
Intensifier or vague quantitya lot
considerably
Intensifier or vague quantityA lot of
many
Intensifier or vague quantitybig deal
significant issue
Phrasal verbcut back on
reduce
Contraction or filleretc.
name the third example
Phrasal verbfound out
discovered
Phrasal verbgive out
distribute
Unhedged absoluteIt is obvious that
the evidence suggests that
Phrasal verblook into
examine
Intensifier or vague quantityreally
particularly
Contraction or fillerstuff
the specific items
Intensifier or vague quantitysuper
highly
Intensifier or vague quantityway
far

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A lot of people think that governments should give out more money for public transport. Researchers have found out that cities with cheap fares have way less congestion, and this is a really big deal for air quality etc. It is obvious that every driver would switch if buses were free. However, we need to look into the costs as well. Setting up a free network is super expensive, and governments would have to cut back on other stuff like hospitals. In my opinion the answer is somewhere in the middle: fares should be lowered a lot, but not got rid of completely.

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Find casual phrasal verbs, vague intensifiers, absolute claims, and filler words, each with a precise replacement. Keep a clear essay position: first-person opinions are left alone. Review assumptions, source notes, and any context-sensitive flags before relying on the result.