por Valeria diGiacomo | 11/10/2022 | Advice, Scientific writing
Failure in creating a good flow of paragraphs is often the reason why a text might be difficult to follow. ❌ If a writer begins sentences with new elements of information, readers may be unable to relate them to what they already know. 😩 To generate a good flow...
por Valeria diGiacomo | 05/10/2022 | Advice, Scientific writing
When you write a scientific article, you should structure your ideas in a way that your readers can easily follow. However, sometimes scientific prose can be difficult to understand. ❌ All readers expect more or less the same things in the same places, and violating...
por Valeria diGiacomo | 28/09/2022 | Advice, Scientific writing
The core of every phrase in English is the subject-verb (S-V) relationship. When you put modifiers, phrases, or clauses between these essential parts, ❌ you can make it harder for the readers to understand you. 😩 Readers expect subjects to be close to verbs. By...
por Valeria diGiacomo | 21/09/2022 | Advice, Scientific writing
During the 20th century, researchers focused on writing objectively by describing their actions in the passive voice. Nature 1996: “Using the passive voice in scientific writing allows the researcher to stand at a distance from his or her work. By standing at a...
por Valeria diGiacomo | 13/09/2022 | Advice, Scientific writing
Nominalizations are nouns that are formed from verbs. As researchers, in scientific writing, we often use them because they sound formal, but turning a verb into a noun makes it lose power and makes the sentence weak. ❌ Indeed, nominalizations are often associated...
