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Writing in the Biological Sciences by Angelika H. Hofmann
Chapter 2:…
Writing in the Biological Sciences by Angelika H. Hofmann
Chapter 2: Fundamental of Scientific Writing - Style
2.2: Word Location
Establish Importance: be able to provide the overall importance in a simple yet firm matter. This allows the authors to guide and influence the reader into fully understanding what they are trying to comprehend.
Place Old, Familiar, and Short Information at the Beginning of a Sentence: Familiar information in the beginning of the sentence.
Place New, Complex, or Long information at the End of a Sentence: New information at the end of the sentence.
Get to the subject of the main sentence quickly: Readers need to understand a sentence in the most simpleist matter, have the subject and topic be short and sweet with less words to being with.
Place the verb immediately after the subject and the object right after the verb: If no verb is filled by the subject, this will direct the readers away from the subject or topic. They are trying to look for this verb.
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References: Hofmann AH. 2016. Writing in the biological sciences : a comprehensive resource for scientific communication. New York: Oxford University Press.
2.1: Individual Words
Using Words Precisly: Using imprecise word choice can be a problem for the reader when they are trying to understand what went through in the experiment or research project. The clarity is determined by the way you use the word choice.
Use Simple Words: There are plenty of technical terms in the scientific world that can be difficult for people who have no knowledge to this. The simple terms helps the reader understand what exactly is being done through the research project or experiment. It is better for the reader to read through a passage, than be stuck on one long term trying to understand what it means.
Omit Unnecessary Words and Phrases: Brief but clear. More can make things complex and confusing. If less is present, the simpler and more clear it can be to the reader.
EX: the sample size was not quite sufficiently large enough. -> The sample size was not large enough.
Avoid Too Many Abbreviations: Having too many abbreviations can be confusing for the reader and might have the reader have to look up what the abbreviations stand for. Keep it at a mimimum; introduce it once and then continue in present tense.
Use Correct Nomenclature and Terminology: using correct vocabulary, nomenclature and terminology helps prevent confusion and misunderstanding of the overall topics and subtopics of the research paper or experiment. use your resources to help understand what you are writing, simply do not guess.