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020 _a9780226026374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _z9780226026404 (e-book)
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_cICU
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_dDLC
042 _apcc
049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 0 0 _aT11
_b.G6814 2013
082 0 0 _a808.06/65
_223
100 1 _aGreene, Anne E.
245 1 0 _aWriting science in plain English /
_cAnne E. Greene.
300 _axii, 124 pages ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aWhy write science in plain English? -- Before you write -- Audience -- Register -- Tone -- Tell a story -- Make characters subjects and their actions verbs -- Use strong verbs -- Place subjects and verbs close together -- Favor the active voice -- Benefits of active voice -- Proper uses of passive voice -- Choose your words with care -- Use short words instead of long ones -- Keep terms the same -- Break up noun strings -- Rethink technical terms -- Omit needless words -- Redundancy -- Metadiscourse and transition words -- Affirmatives and negatives -- Old information and new information -- Put old information at beginnings of sentences -- Put new information at ends of sentences -- Make lists parallel -- Vary the length of your sentences -- Design your paragraphs -- Issue -- Development -- Conclusion -- Point -- Arrange your paragraphs -- Chronological order -- General to specific -- Least important to most important -- Problem to solution -- Compare and contrast -- Transition words revisited -- Appendix 1: basic writing concepts -- Appendix 2: exercise key.
650 0 _aCommunication in science.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xStyle.
650 0 _aTechnical writing.
655 7 _aPrint books.
_2local
830 0 _aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
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_cBOOKS
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