5 exercises — practise summarizing a balanced verdict with "all things considered".
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Which sentence correctly uses "all things considered" at the start of a concluding verdict in a retro?
"All things considered, the migration was a success despite the rocky first week" correctly uses the fixed phrase "all things considered" as a comment clause set off by a comma. Option B inserts an unnecessary article "the". Option C incorrectly uses the base form "consider" instead of the past participle "considered". Option D reverses the standard word order of the fixed phrase.
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Which sentence correctly places "all things considered" at the end of a sentence, after the verdict, in a vendor evaluation?
"The new logging vendor is worth the switch, all things considered" correctly places the fixed phrase, with the plural "things" and the past participle "considered", after the main verdict. Option B uses the singular "thing" incorrectly. Option C wrongly uses "considering" instead of "considered". Option D substitutes the infinitive "to consider", which is not the fixed phrase.
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Which sentence correctly uses "all things considered" mid-sentence, set off by commas on both sides?
"The rewrite, all things considered, delivered more value than the incremental patches would have" correctly encloses the comment clause in commas on both sides when it interrupts the main clause. Option B uses the singular "thing". Option C is missing the first comma. Option D incorrectly uses "considering" instead of "considered".
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes "all things considered" (a final balanced verdict) from "considering that" (introducing one specific reason)?
"All things considered, the team made the right call to delay the launch" correctly uses the balanced-verdict phrase, appropriate when weighing multiple factors together rather than citing one specific reason. Option B wrongly uses "considering that" as a standalone phrase without a following clause. Options C and D scramble the fixed phrase's word order and verb form.
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Which sentence correctly uses "all things considered" to soften a mildly negative overall conclusion in a postmortem?
"All things considered, the outage was less damaging than the initial reports suggested" correctly uses the fixed comment clause as-is, without additions. Option B adds an unnecessary "that". Option C substitutes the infinitive "to be considered", which is not the fixed idiom. Option D inserts "being", which also breaks the fixed phrase.