In grammar studies, Expletives (E) aren’t those words your mom and teachers told you not to say. They are sentences starting with “It is” or “There are.”

These constructions are generally wordy and bury the sentence’s main point.  In business writing, avoid these constructions whenever possible.

Correct: Job opportunities should rise fifteen percent in Minnesota

Incorrect: There is expected to be a fifteen percent growth in Minnesota.

Correct: Managers must make strong decisions.

Incorrect: As a manager, it is important to make strong decisions.

Correct: Accounting requires many detailed courses.

Incorrect: There are so many detailed courses in accounting.

Removing expletives makes your main point clearer, not hidden under so many words, and the sentences are less wordy.