"As Per" and Formal Reference Phrases in Technical English
5 exercises — practise "as per", "in accordance with", and "pursuant to" for formal document references.
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Which sentence correctly uses "as per" to reference an earlier specification?
"As per the API specification, all timestamps must be sent in ISO 8601 format" is correct: "as per" is a fixed formal phrase meaning "according to" and is followed directly by a noun phrase, with no extra preposition. Option B incorrectly inserts "to" after "per". Option C incorrectly inserts "of" after "per". Option D incorrectly inserts "is" between "as" and "per", breaking the fixed expression.
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Choose the sentence that correctly uses "in accordance with" in a compliance-focused technical document.
"User data is encrypted at rest in accordance with the company's security policy" is correct: the fixed phrase is "in accordance with", never "in accordance to" or "in accordance of". Option B incorrectly substitutes "to" for "with". Option C incorrectly substitutes "of" for "with". Option D incorrectly mixes "according" (which takes "to") with "with", producing a non-existent hybrid.
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Which sentence correctly places "as per" without redundantly repeating its meaning?
"As per the migration guide, indexes must be rebuilt after the schema change" is correct: "as per" already means "according to", so it should be followed directly by the source, not by a verb like "says". Option B redundantly adds "says" after the noun phrase, which "as per" doesn't require. Option C redundantly stacks two synonymous phrases, "as per" and "according to". Option D awkwardly repeats the referencing idea twice in one sentence.
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Select the sentence that correctly uses "pursuant to" in a formal contractual or legal-style technical clause.
"Pursuant to the service-level agreement, uptime must remain above 99.9%" is correct: "pursuant to" is the only correct preposition combination for this formal legal-style phrase. Option B incorrectly uses "with" instead of "to". Option C incorrectly uses "of" instead of "to". Option D incorrectly uses "on" instead of "to".
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes "as per" (referencing an existing rule) from "per" alone used with a unit or rate?
"As per the pricing document, the API is billed at $0.002 per request" is correct: "as per" correctly introduces the referenced source at the start, while plain "per" correctly means "for each" before the unit "request", and the two uses aren't confused. Option B incorrectly swaps them, using "per" for the reference and "as per" for the rate. Option C incorrectly uses "as per request" where plain "per request" is needed for the rate. Option D duplicates "per" meaninglessly.