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Researchers interviewed 30 students.
30 students were interviewed.
The students was interviewed.
The students were interviewed.
Researchers / interview / 40 students
Create a complete sentence in passive voice.
Forty students were interviewed by researchers.
Researchers interviewed 50 students.
The researchers
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Teachers use technology in English classes.
Technology is used in English classes.
The researchers collected the data through a questionnaire.
The data were collected through a questionnaire.
The questionnaire were completed online.
The questionnaire was completed online.
Researchers / collect / data / through a questionnaire
Create an academic sentence in passive voice without mentioning the researchers.
The data were collected through a questionnaire.
Fifty students were interviewed.
The students / participants
Which is better for an academic text?
A. Students use social media every day.
B. Social media is used by students every day.
B, if the focus is on the use of social media.
Students completed the questionnaire online.
The questionnaire was completed online. - The questionnaire was completed online by students.
The data were collect through interviews.
The data were collected through interviews.
Researchers conducted interviews.
Researchers analyzed the responses.
Create ONE academic sentence using passive voice.
Interviews were conducted, and the responses were analyzed.
A. Researchers collected the data.
B. The data were collected.
A focuses on the researchers.
B focuses on the data.
Transform this into a more academic sentence:
People speak different languages in multicultural communities.
Different languages are spoken in multicultural communities.
Researchers analyzed the students' responses.
The students' responses were analyzed.
Several communication problems were identify.
Several communication problems were identified.
Researchers surveyed 80 students.
They collected the students' opinions.
They analyzed the results.
Create one academic sentence using at least two passive structures.
Eighty students were surveyed, their opinions were collected, and the results were analyzed.
You are writing an abstract about the results of a survey.
Which sentence better focuses on the research evidence?
A. We collected information from 100 students.
B. Information was collected from 100 students.
B. Information was collected from 100 students.
You are writing about an investigation.
Original:
We interviewed students and we found communication problems.
Create a more academic version.
Students were interviewed, and several communication problems were identified.
Researchers conducted interviews and analyzed the results.
Interviews were conducted and the results were analyzed.
The students was asked several questions, and their responses were analyze.
The students were asked several questions, and their responses were analyzed.
Create an academic sentence about a study on intercultural communication.
Your sentence must:
use passive voice
include a plural subject
use a past participle
mention a research action
contain at least 8 words
Several cultural differences were identified during the interviews.
You are writing the Findings section of an abstract.
Which sentence is better?
A. Researchers found that students had difficulty understanding cultural differences.
B. Difficulties in understanding cultural differences were identified among students.
B. Difficulties in understanding cultural differences were identified among students.
Researchers interviewed 60 students about intercultural communication. They analyzed the students' responses and identified several communication problems.
Sixty students were interviewed about intercultural communication. The students' responses were analyzed, and several communication problems were identified.