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iii.  alternative expressions

a.      the phrase ¡°regarding [the question]¡± identifies the topic of a sentence. alternative expressions include:

(i)    ¡°with respect to [the question]¡± ¨C example: with respect to whether or not you should take the toefl or ielts, it depends on your purpose and where you want to study abroad.

(ii)     ¡°as for [the question]¡± ¨C example: as to whether he will travel to australia this summer, i do not know. it is up to him.

(iii)    ¡°concerning [the question]¡± ¨C example: concerning the international ping-pong tournament, i believe that the chinese team has a good chance to win.

b.   the expression ¡°although at first¡± refers to an initial impression or thought that has been changed due to new knowledge or information. example: although at first he seemed unfriendly, he is just a very shy person. other ways to refer to ¡°although at first¡±:

(i)   ¡°little did i know¡± ¨C example: samantha gave me flowers as a gift on my birthday, but little did i know that she was only pretending to be my friend.

(ii) ¡°to my surprise¡± ¨C example: i initially thought he was 30, but to my surprise he is only 20.

c.   the phrase ¡°at any time you like¡± expresses someone is free to do something whenever they want to. other ways to express this include:

(i)      ¡°whenever you like/please¡± ¨C example: now that i have my own apartment, i can watch television whenever i please.

(ii)     ¡°as you wish¡± ¨C example: i bought my own toefl book so i could study as i wish.

(iii)   ¡° at your convenience¡± ¨C example: before the track team always worried about whether it was going to rain before practice, but the new indoor track course will allow them to run at their convenience.

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