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CONTENT;§1 Accuracy in writing;A cautious style is necessary in some areas of academic writing 1;A cautious style is necessary in some areas of academic writing 2;Caution is needed to avoid making statements that are too simplistic;Another way to express caution is to use quite, rather or fairly before an adjective.;When referring to sources, the verb used indicates the degree of caution appropriate. ;Conjunctions;Conjunctions (Con.);Addition ;Decide which type (a–f) the following sentences belong to. ;§2 Principles of Clear, Cohesive, and Coherent Writing ;Principles 1;Principle 2;Principle 3;Principle 4;Principle 5;Be concise (Con):Use simple, direct language;Principle 6 ;中宾夕法尼亚社区大学: 商务写作(4) 常见写作错误(语态、时态、结构平衡)/course/id_819/lesson_5932/;However, in methods and results sections the passive voice is generally more effective. It emphasizes the action rather than the person performing the action. Thus, the active form: I stopped cell growth with colchicine has no real advantage over the passive: Cell growth was stopped with colchicine since nobody cares who performed the act. Moreover, Passive expressions have their uses though. As another example: Excessive drinking can cause dementia. (active) Dementia can be caused by excessive drinking. (passive) ;Principle 7;Principle 8 ;The tense of the abstract section;The tense of the introduction section;Tense of the METHODS section;Tense of the RESULTS section;Tense of the conclusion section;§3 Sequence in which the elements are written/list1/2013-02-20/3050.html How to write academic paper: Stanford university