Bailey.Academic_Writing

88 Elements of Writing
cross-reference
2.12 Restatement and
Repetition
5. Another small group of phrases is used when there is only
one ‘example’. This is a kind of restatement:
The world’s biggest software company, i.e. Microsoft, is
buying a share of the cable business.
in other
words
namely
that is (to
say)
i.e.
viz (in very
formal
English only)
Add a suitable phrase to the following sentences, from the
box below, to make them clearer.
a) His mother’s sister was a small but very remarkable
woman.
b) When the liquid reached boiling point the reaction began.
c) It appears that Candlemas day was celebrated with large
bonfires.
d) The company’s overheads doubled last year.
namely 140 degrees
i.e. his aunt
in other words, the fixed costs
that is, February 2nd