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Grammar & Language
It is rare for a single researcher to publish a paper all by herself or himself; most research papers have several or many authors, and the average number of authors for…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 16, 2014
Although English uses an elaborate system of tenses, simple past and simple present are the most common tenses in research papers, supplemented by present perfect and…
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 30, 2013
Novice researchers are often discouraged from using the first person pronouns I and we in their writing, and the most common reason given for avoiding the use of the…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 24, 2014
When writing a research paper, you have to consider several matters of style. This article discusses the use of abbreviations and numbers in academic writing. …
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 23, 2014
When writing a research paper, authors may feel confused about the use of certain words. This article explains the difference between the commonly confusing words - "e.g…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
The active voice refers to a sentence format that emphasizes the doer of an action. For example, in the sentence “The mice inhaled the tobacco-infused aerosol,” the doer…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
Scientific writing often poses a challenge to non-native English authors. While writing papers, authors often face grammatical problems. Let's look closely at one of the…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 16, 2014
Many English-second language authors find it quite difficult to write concisely because they cannot find appropriate words to substitute long phrases. In fact,…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
Constructions like ‘the data reveal that’, ‘Table 1 shows that’, or ‘Figure 2 indicates that’ are common in research papers. But do you…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
Using such expressions as “for example,” “for instance,” and “including” correctly is important. This article explains these terms and how to use them appropriately…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 24, 2014