RESEARCH LANGUAGE

Design by Naseem Hasrat

A REPORT IS GENERALLY Analysis Evaluation Description

FORMAT OF RESEARCH Reports are generally written in a formal

style.

FORMAL WRITING Use of passive voice Few personal pronouns Neutral verbs are used, i.e. non-emotive

verbs

INFORMAL WRITING Use of active voice Use of personal pronouns, eg. I, you, we Verbs that show feelings, eg I think, we

feel, I am pleased

ACTIVE VOICE The active voice is direct It focuses on the subject and the action. It is often used in informal

communication

PASSIVE VOICE Focus on issues Information Processes rather than the subject or

doer of the action Avoid a personal tone and eliminate the

use of personal pronouns, e.g. I, you and we.

USE OF CLEAR & CONCISE VERBS

it is important that your writing does not sound too casual.

The use of clear and concise verbs instead of verb phrases which make your writing more concise as well as more formal.

USE OF PRONOUN The use of personal pronouns (except it)

makes writing more personal and informal.

Use of many personal pronoun seems that you are talking direct to the person yourself which make your writing informal.

PARAGRAPH A paragraph is a series of sentences

about a single topic, idea or theme.

STRUCTURE OF PARAGRAPH

a topic sentence – this tells the reader the topic / main idea of the paragraph

supporting sentences – these support the main topic / idea, giving additional information

a concluding sentence – sums up what the paragraph said.

PART OF PARAGRAPH Topic sentence Supporting sentences Concluding sentence

TOPIC SENTENCE

Decide what the paragraph is going to be about, and write a general statement about it.

SUPPORTING SENTENCES

Outline points that will support the topic sentence. A paragraph should generally be less than 12 lines. If it has more, check to see if there is more than one topic, and break the paragraph into 2.

Place each point in a sentence and use evidence, references etc to support the argument.

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

Write a final sentence that concludes or summarizes the paragraph. The main point can be restated again for emphasis.

THANK YOU…….