Terms
Explain the term "conciseness"
CONCISE (adj.): free from needless elaboration, unnecessary detail, and redundancy
Revise for concision: "There are many participants who showed no symptoms"
Many participants showed no symptoms
What type of conjunction is yet?
Yet is a coordinating conjunction
A topic and a controlling idea.
"This social scourge can be seen in urban centers, and in rural outposts."
"This social scourge can be seen in urban centers and in rural outposts." -> omit the comma.
Define the term "coherence"
COHERENT (adj.): having the quality of holding together; logically ordered
Revise for consistency: "We must familiarize ourselves with the respective style guides; otherwise, we will not be able to fulfil the assignment."
"We must familiarize/familiarise ourselves with the respective style guides; otherwise, we will not be able to fulfill/fulfil the assignment." (AmE/BE)
Name at least three subordinating conjunctions.
Since, because, when, as, as if, ...
How can I overcome the famous "writer's block."
We can overcome "writer's block" with brainstorming techniques such as freewriting.
"Martin searched for a great horned owl. He takes photographs of all the birds he observed."
Verb tense: "Martin searched for a great horned owl. He took photographs of all the birds he observed."
Define the term "revision" (Ericka Lindmann)
“True revision involves reseeing, rethinking, and reshaping the piece, resolving a tension between what we intended to say and what the discourse actually says.”
Revise for concision: "It is important to note that our findings can be used to enhance the research."
"Our findings enhance the research."
Adv. vs. Adj: "I feel bad; I think I have a fever."
A unified paragraph needs to do what?
A unified paragraph must follow the idea mentioned in the topic sentence and must not deviate from it.
"This article describes eighteenth century theater."
Hyphen needed: "This article describes eighteenth-century theater."
What is "writer-responsible writing"?
It is the writer's responsibility to convey information appropriately and clearly so that the reader understands the material.
Omit the redundancy: "At this point in time, it now becomes necessary for us to consider alternative possibilities for the purposes of our goals."
Revised: "We now need to consider alternatives."
What type of (sentence) mistake is this, and how can we fix it? "I will do well in the exam. Unless there is a question on bioethics."
Fragment clause: "I will do well in the exam unless there is a question on bioethics."
What are the four novelty moves?
Wrong word: "Did you catch my illusion to the course material?"
illusion vs. allusion: Illusion means “an erroneous perception of reality.” In the context of this sentence, allusion was needed because it means "reference.”
Define the term "dynamics"/"writing dynamically"
Revise for proper expression: "Aiming at this requirement, this paper presents the design and implementation of a software for a reconfigurable real-time multiprocessing system for multi-robot control."
Software is uncountable and does not take the indefinite article. We need to add a word: "Aiming at this requirement, this paper presents the design and implementation of a software architecture for a reconfigurable real-time multiprocessing system for multi-robot control."
What type of (sentence) mistake is this, and how can we fix it?
"Peter dawdled on his way home he was late for supper."
Run-on Sentence: "Peter dawdled on his way home; he was late for supper."
What is the purpose of a research question?
The research question guides your research and should not be too narrow/broad.
"To prepare an NMR sample, the crystals were dissolved in CDCl3."
Dangling infinitive: "To prepare an NMR sample, we dissolved the crystals in CDCI3."