[Week 2 Verb] Writing in the Sciences _ Coursera

2.1: Use the active voice

active voice (능동태) : 주어+동사+목적어

- 주어 : agent     목적어 : recipient

 

passive voice (수동태) : 수용자+동사+행위자

- 목적어 : recipient       주어 : agent     

- to be

~~ could be observed.     ==> We observed ~~

- PAPER METHOD : use passive voice (누가 했는지 보다 무엇을 했는지가 더 중요) 

 

2.2: Is it really OK to use "We" and "I"

- We or I 를 사용하여 객관성을 높이고, 논문에 대한 책임감을 표시한다.

2.3: Active voice practice

(Before)

A recommendation was made by the DSMB committee that the study be halted.

Major differences in the reaction times of the two study subjects were found.

It was concluded by the editors that the data had been falsified by the authors.

The first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star has been taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Therefore, the hypothesis that the overall kinetics of a double transtibial amputee athlete and an able-bodied sprinter at the same level of performance are not different was rejected.

(After)

The DSMB committee recommended that the study be halted.

We observed major differences in the reaction times of the two study subjects

The editors concluded that the authors falsified their data.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star.

Therefore, we rejected the hypothesis that the overall kinetics of a double transtibial amputee athlete and an able-bodied sprinter at the same level of performance are comparable.

2.4 : Write with verbs

- use strong verbs

- avoid turning verbs into nouns

- don't bury the man verb

report approximately => estimate
estimate => project