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Apostrophes indicate
Contractions
What type of writing does not use contractions
Professional writing
Active voice
The subject does the act
e.g, the cat sat on the mat
Passive voice
The subject is acted upon
e.g, the mat was sat on by the cat
If we have a by-phrase, the named do-er is where
At the start of the sentence
3 situations of when to use passive voice
- You don’t know who did it
- Your readers don’t care who did it
- You don’t want them to know who did it
Preferred type of voice in writing
Active voice
Why use active voice
- Tends to be less wordy
- Direct form of communication
- Ensures use of specifics
Which of the 7 Cs regards action-orientated writing
Concision
Action-orientated writing involves
Finding the nominalisation and turning it into a verb
How to action orientate:
“researchers conducted an investigation of inflation”
Researchers investigated inflation
Nominalisation
A word that is not a noun
Delete doubled words:
He refused to tell or relate the
full and complete story because
of his disgust and distaste for the
truth.
He refused to relate the full story
because of his distaste for the
truth.
Change Negatives to Affirmatives:
Not different ->
Not allow ->
Not notice ->
Similar
Prevent
Overlook
Double negatives:
Not unreliable->
Reliable
Replace a phrase with a word:
In the event that the office is closed, please email ->
We need to align the holes in an accurate manner ->
If the office is closed, please email
We need to align the holes accurately
What defines a good report
- Clarity (narrative logic / structure and organization, clear expression)
- Precision (focus of topic is consistent and appropriately narrow, sources give all necessary details)
- Insight (conclusions and recommendations founded on authoritative research, recognises alternatives)
Critique report information on
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After arranging the stationary/ stationery chairs for the meeting, he set out the stationery/
stationary for everyone to take notes.
Stationary,
Stationery
To ensure/insure the safety of our employees, we need to ensure/ insure the
workplace with comprehensive coverage that addresses all potential risks.
Ensure,
Insure
Everyone was eager to accept/ except the invitation to the party, accept/ except for Jake,
who had a prior commitment.
Accept,
Except
I would advise/ advice you to follow the advise/advice of your mentor for the best results
in your project.
Advise,
Advice
Her detailed reports complement/ compliment the strategic plans well, and she graciously
accepted the compliment/ complement from her colleagues on her thorough analysis.
Complement,
Compliment
Regular exercise can positively effect/ affect your overall health, and its effect/ affect can
be seen in improved energy levels and mood.
Affect,
Effect
