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Grammar and Writing
Poor language is a common reason for journal rejection. Access our resources on topics such as word choice in scientific writing; common mistakes in research papers; language tips to improve scientific writing; field-specific conventions when using terminology; the use of nouns, verbs, tenses, voice, punctuation marks, symbols, etc.; politically correct scientific writing; the use of punctuation marks; word reduction tips; and much more!
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Offers some tips on generating text, that is on accomplishing the actual task of writing.
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 31, 2014
- 15,361 views
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Headings or headlines are a special kind of text and are not as rigidly governed by conventions of punctuation. Read more...
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 31, 2014
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I'm having trouble with "was" vs. "were" in the following sentences:
1. Fuel-stained soil and street waste was discovered south of the site.
2. During the building excavation, 500 kg of soil were removed from the property.
Is "was" correct in the first sentence and "were" in the second one?
- Anonymous
- Jan 27, 2014
- 8,772 views
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Synonyms are words with similar meanings, although the exact shade of meaning may be different. This post, however, deals with pairs of words that are not synonyms but pairs in which one member is sometimes, and erroneously, mistaken for the other.
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 27, 2014
- 14,402 views
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To know what a particular word means, we usually turn to a dictionary. The dictionary could be a general-purpose dictionary, such as the Oxford Dictionary of English [1], or a specialized dictionary if the word is technical and typical of a particular branch of knowledge (botan
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 27, 2014
- 28,228 views
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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 first person
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 24, 2014
- 109,056 views
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Using such expressions as “for example,” “for instance,” and “including” correctly is important. What the expressions have in common is that they talk about some members of a class but not all of them.
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 24, 2014
- 51,735 views
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An earlier post discussed the use of tenses in research papers. Here, we will expand on this a bit and discuss tense usage in specific sections.
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 23, 2014
- 43,413 views
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As a matter of style, most journals advise authors not to start any sentence with an abbreviation or a number. However, acronyms are generally acceptable in that position
- Yateendra Joshi
- Jan 23, 2014
- 86,136 views
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In scientific writing, I have seen a few sentences where a comma has been placed after "then". For Example: "If I have to type then, I need to switch on my system." And in some other cases, the comma is placed before "then." Example: If I have to type, then I need to switch on my system. Could you please let me know which one of the above sentences is correct?
- Anonymous
- Jan 17, 2014
- 41,614 views
