Technical Communication Style Words -Department of Civil 技术交流的语言风格-土木系.pptVIP

Technical Communication  Style: Words Verb tenses Subject-verb agreement Dangling/misplaced modifiers Limiting modifiers Numbers Diction Verb Tenses: when to use Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense Introductions Use mainly a combination of past and present tense past tense to give background of problem or situation or previous research present to state general theories and knowledge present to say what your document covers Subject-Verb Agreement Dangling Modifiers Dangling modifiers are a subset of misplaced modifiers. Dangling modifiers happen at the beginning of a sentence. They