Re: [Phys-l] Writing a review or lab report

["David Marx" <marx@phy.ilstu.edu>]

My preference is to have students write in passive voice only.  In science, it is not the particular
researchers that are important so much as what was done, how it was done, what was observed, etc.  I
also have them use past tense in describing the above.  The exception is when something is presently
true or always true.  For example, "2 plus 2 equals 4" would not be written "2 plus 2 equaled 4."



On 2 May 2011 at 17:07, alex brown wrote:

> Yes that sort of thing.  I do not know which is best and which should be used.  Well I have been asked to correct some reviews since I am the only native English speaker.  However i was no good at English at School.  It is a bit like the blind leading the blind, but I cannot get out of it without appearing rude.
>
> Does anyone have a set of grammaticall guidlines I can use to guide myself?
>
> Thanks
> Alex
>  
>
> --- On Mon, 2/5/11, chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com> wrote:
>
> From: chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Writing a review or lab report
> To: "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
> Date: Monday, 2 May, 2011, 16:36
>
> Active vs passive voice??
>
> At 4:26 PM +0100 5/2/11, alex brown wrote:
> > What rules and guidlines do you give your students?  Should they
> > write the present or past tense?.. Ie the results were found to be
> > in good agreement or the reults agree well with theoretical
> > calculations...
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> > ALex
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