English for Writing Research Papers

7  Clarifying Who Did What ........................................................................  109
  7.1  Check your journal’s style - first person or passive # ......................  111
  7.2  How to form the passive and when to use it # .................................  111
  7.3  Ensure you use the right tenses to differentiate your work  
from others, particularly when your journal prohibits  
the use of we .....................................................................................  112
  7.4  For journals that allow personal forms,  
use we to distinguish yourself from other authors ...........................  114
  7.5  Do not use we to explain your thought process ...............................  115
  7.6  When we is acceptable, even when you are not  
distinguishing yourself from other authors ......................................  115
  7.7  Make good use of references # ........................................................  116
  7.8  Ensure that readers understand what you mean  
when you write the authors # ...........................................................  117
  7.9  Use short paragraphs # .....................................................................  118
7.10  Make logical connections between other authors’  
findings and yours # .........................................................................  118
7.11  Summary ..........................................................................................  119

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