The phrase "a simple trick that" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when introducing a method or technique that is easy to understand or implement.
Example: "Here's a simple trick that can help you remember names more easily: repeat the person's name back to them after being introduced."
Alternatives: "an easy method that" or "a straightforward technique that".
Nowhere is this more apparent than fruit thinning – a simple trick that can dramatically transform the quality of your harvest with a few snips of the secateurs.
MADRID, April 29 — One of the leading figures indicted in the March 11 , 2004 train bombings in Madrid used a simple trick that allowed him to communicate with his confederates on ordinary e-mail accounts but still avoid government detection, according to the judge investigating the case.
A simple trick that could help us all conquer our bad habits.
For years I have used a simple trick that has proven time and time again to be one of the most powerful tools in my tool belt.
There's a simple trick that makes the process quick, easy and painless.
Apple told the Washington Post that it's working to fix the iMessage bug, but until the next update for iOS 7, there is a simple trick that will probably fix the iMessage issues you're having.
A new study on the singing behavior of skylarks - an iconic bird of the Paleartic due to its long, in-flight songs - uses a cleverly simple trick that promises to help bioacoustic research on sexual signaling in a wide variety of avian species: rather than focusing on voiced sounds, it infers vocal tract adjustments during the silent gaps between syllables [ 1].
program-loving parents and progressive older siblings with one simple trick (that happens to involve a fake death).
One simple trick that can sometimes "unfreeze" an iPod is to simply plug it in.
For another simple trick that may boost your confidence, check out the "Talk Nerdy To Me" episode below.
Power users know it works for both Mac and PC, but it's the kind of simple trick that new users wouldn't ever think of.
