CAUTION......................................pptx

CAUTION......................................pptx

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  Academic writing requirescare since knowledge is built from proven theories and concepts. Therefore, caution is needed to avoid sweeping generalizations. • Ex: Government officials are corrupt. • The statement is not completely true and the rhetorical impact of the statement may be misleading. • The statment above can be improved through the use of devices such as modal verbs, adverbs, or verbs.
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  • Improved versions: –Somegovernment officials may be corrupt. (modal verb) –Corruption is commonly linked to some key government officials. (adverb) –A number of government officials tend to be linked with cases of corruption. (verb)
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  In academic writing,caution needs to be observed in the following parts of your paper 1. When a hypothesis needs to be tested 2. Drawing conclusions or predictions from your findings that may generalize certain matters or may not be conclusive. 3. Referencing others' work to build on your paper.
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  Forms that mayuse in observing caution in writing. • Modal verbs: will, must, would, may, can, might, could • Ex: The observations of students' use of social networking sites may lead to the different behaviors that manifest in real-life communication.
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  Forms that mayuse in observing caution in writing. • Modal verbs: will, must, would, may, can, might, could • Ex: The observations of students' use of social networking sites may lead to the different behaviors that manifest in real-life communication.
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  Forms that mayuse in observing caution in writing. • Adverbs of frequency: often, sometimes, usually • Ex: The essays that were given marks were usually high.
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  • Since academicwriting draws on previous writings done related to your topic, it is important that creating knowledge is expressed through means that do not lead to sweeping generalizations that may directly attack other writers' point of view. • If your results show something different from another author's ideas, there re possible ways in writing these points: 1. The results contradict Meyer's findings. 2. The results appear to be different from Meyer's findings.
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  1. The resultscontradict Meyer's findings. (expresses an explicit difference between your findings and of Meyer's. 2. The results appear to be different from Meyer's findings. (shows that you are distancing yourself from your work and comparing it to previous works done by other researchers relating your contributions to other ideas in the discipline. *It is important that you express your ideas with openness, striking a balance between being concise and cautious.
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  STRUCTURE • Aside fromlanguage, sentences need to be constructed in such a way that they show a level of complexity that reflects the sophistication of an academic writer. Combining ideas effectively, nominalization and passivization are some ways to achieve a structure fir for academic writing.
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  STRUCTURE • In combiningideas effectively, you will need to avoid redundancy and at the same time, make sure that ideas are packed effectively. • Ex: The earthquake caused loss of life. The earthquake caused massive property damage. The earthquake changed the landsacpe of the village.
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  • Though thosesentences are gramatically correct, they do not possess the sophistication of acdemic writing. They can be continuing similar ideas expressing them through a more complex construction. Hence, they can be written this way: The earthquake was a disaster that caused loss of life, property damage, and permanent changes in the landscape.
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  • In nominalization,the verbs are made central as they denote action. Transforming verbs into nouns helps readers focus on the action and not on the doer of the action. Ex: The company created software to manage the transactions successfully. Nominalization: The creation of software to manage transactions was a success.
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  Ex: The presidentannounced a three-day holiday this January. Nominalization: The president's announcement of a three-day holiday for January was released.
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  Combine the sentencesto make structure complex and better fit for academic writing • The government's deal with the public transport company was not successful. • The government's deal with the public transport company will cause delays in projects. • The government's deal with the public transport company will result in unsatisfied citizens.
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  Restructure the sentenceby using nominalization 1. The project was implemented to make sure that services are not delayed. 2. The investors established a time to determine the chain of events relating to the crime. 3. The committee imposed a seven-day deadline for the members to submit their requirements. 4. The artists created a beautiful mural to pay tribute to the survivors of the disaster. 5. A number of students reported several cases of theft within the area.
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  Restructure the sentenceby using passivization 1. The children gave several inputs to improve the operations of the facility. 2. Nurses conducted workshops for those in far-flung areas on health and sanction. 3. The company acquired a number of contractors to render service to its consumers. 4. Marketers need to make a quota every month to maintain sustainable growth. 5. Guitar players constantly practice to ensure fault-free performance.