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A Test on Using Punctuation
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Test your knowledge of apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, dashes, hyphens, semicolons, and speech marks. (There are lotsmore grammar tests here.)

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Apostrophes

Brackets

Colons

Commas

after 'setting the scene' (e.g. At 4 o'clock, I went...)

after a transitional phrase (e.g. However, it is...)

after an interjection (e.g. Yes, I know...)

before a conjunction (e.g. ...the end, but only when...)

to replace brackets (e.g. Simon, the last man, saw...)

in lists (e.g. egg, milk and butter)

with a long subject (e.g. A, B and C, are required...)

with numbers (e.g. 2,232)

with speech marks (e.g. He yelled, 'Get out!')

when addressing someone (e.g. That's true, Simon.)

Dashes

Hyphens

Semicolons

Speech Marks

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Effective writing is readable - that is, clear, accurate, and concise. When you are writing a paper, try to get your ideas across in such a way that the audience will understand them effortlessly, unambiguously, and rapidly. To this end, strive to write in a straightforward way. There is no need to write about science in unusual, complicated, or overly formal ways in an effort to "sound scientific" or to impress your audience. If you can tell a friend about your work, you are off to a good start.

To construct sentences that reflect your ideas, focus these sentences appropriately. Express one idea per sentence. Use your current topic - that is, what you are writing about - as the grammatical subject of your sentence (see Verbs: Choosing between active and passive voice). When writing a complex sentence (a sentence that includes several clauses), place the main idea in the main clause rather than a subordinate clause. In particular, focus on the phenomenon at hand, not on the fact that you observed it.

Constructing your sentences logically is a good start, but it may not be enough. To ensure they are readable, make sure your sentences do not tax readers' short-term memory by obliging these readers to remember long pieces of text before knowing what to do with them. In other words, keep together what goes together. Then, work on conciseness: See whether you can replace long phrases with shorter ones or eliminate words without loss of clarity or accuracy.

The following screens cover the drafting process in more detail. Specifically, they discuss how to use verbs effectively and how to take care of your text's mechanics.

Verbs are for describing actions, states, or occurrences. To give a clause its full strength and keep it short, do not bury the action, state, or occurrence in a noun (typically combined with a weak verb), as in "The catalyst produced a significant increase in conversion rate." Instead write, "The catalyst increased the conversion rate significantly." The examples below show how an action, state, or occurrence can be moved from a noun back to a verb.

Work done
We collected blood samples from . . .
Groves et al. determined the growth rate of . . .
Consequently, astronomers decided to rename . . .

Work reported
Jankowsky reported a similar growth rate . . .
In 2009, Chu published an alternative method to . . .
Irarrázaval observed the opposite behavior in . . .

Observations
The mice in Group A developed, on average, twice as much . . .
The number of defects increased sharply . . .
The conversion rate was close to 95% . . .

General truths
Microbes in the human gut have a profound influence on . . .
The Reynolds number provides a measure of . . .
Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease . . .

Atemporal facts
This paper presents the results of . . .
Section 3.1 explains the difference between . . .
Behbood's 1969 paper provides a framework for . . .

Perspectives
In a follow-up experiment, we will study the role of . . .
The influence of temperature will be the object of future research . . .

Biologists believe the temperature to be . . .
Keustermans et al. (1997) believe the temperature to be . . .
The authors believe the temperature to be . . .
We believe the temperature to be . . .

To dissect its brain, the affected fly was mounted on a . . .
After aging for 72 hours at 50°C, we observed a shift in . . .

To dissect its brain, we mounted the affected fly on a . . .
After aging for 72 hours at 50°C, the samples exhibited a shift in . . .

To have its brain dissected, the affected fly was mounted on a . . .
After the samples aged for 72 hours at 50°C, we observed a shift in . . .

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Effective writing is readable - that is, clear, accurate, and concise. When you are writing a paper, try to get your ideas across in such a way that the audience will understand them effortlessly, unambiguously, and rapidly. To this end, strive to write in a straightforward way.

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Writing in third person can be a simple task, with a little practice. For academic purposes, third person writing means that the writer must avoid using subjective pronouns like "I" or "you." For creative writing purposes, there are differences between third person omniscient, limited, objective, and episodically limited points of view. Choose which one fits your writing project.

Examples of Third Person POV

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You might write in third person if you want to further remove yourself from the work so people reading don't confuse the main character for you. It's a way to create boundaries, and it also allows you to create different voices and characters.

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To write in third person, refer to people or characters by name or use third person pronouns like he, she, it; his, her, its; him, her, it; himself, herself, itself; they; them; their; and themselves. Avoid first and second person pronouns completely. For academic writing, focus on a general viewpoint rather than a specific person's to keep things in third person. In other types of writing, you can write in third person by shifting your focus from character to character or by focusing on a single character. To learn more from our Literary Studies Ph.D., like the differences between third person omniscient and third person limited writing, keep reading the article!

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Using the knowledge and skills covered in this lesson we would like you to produce a short piece of Scientific Writing (500 words +/- 10%).  To save creating an entirely new piece of work, consider using a piece of evidence you have written previously.

This piece should be written in the third person and be clear, succinct, precise and logical.  Consider paragraph structure and ensure you proof your work to remove spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.

Your work should be uploaded to this Padlet with your name.

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Download the attached document and re-write the sentences to change them from first person to third person.

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1. The micrometer was calibrated with gauge blocks and an optical flat
2. The calibration procedure was followed and a table was created in excel to store the results
3. Each value was measured and recorded
4. The arithmetic mean was calculated and recorded in the table

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What do you already know about report writing?

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Please add a comment providing what you know about report writing and your experience. This can be educational or work related. PS Don't forget your name!

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Working in pairs, discuss what components make up a scientific report? Then, follow the link and add 'sticky notes' to present your information.

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Using the knowledge and skills covered in this lesson we would like you to write a short reflective passage (300 words +/- 10%) on what you have learnt during this session.

This piece should be written in the first person and describe the key points of the lesson, describe how you will use this information in your role and identify any areas that you would like to develop further.

Consider paragraph structure and ensure you proof your work to remove spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.

Your work should be uploaded to the Padlet by 5 pm on Friday 5th August

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This one is simply. Add your name to a comment and then rate your overall writing skills (spelling, punctuation, grammar, style experience) out of 5. 1 being poor and 5 being excellent