STATS 489 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Preposition And Postposition
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2008, p. xxx). et al. means more than one author. *put full citations at end not just url. When exact wording is important, not just idea. To make a claim that you explain after. When the idea is important but not the exact words. Copying directly words directly from a source without quoting. Type of paraphrasing when the vocab or syntax of the author is too similar to the source. Technical terms do not need to be quoted. In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. Passive voice typically has the verb structure: auxiliary verb + past participle. Ex: the sistine chapel was painted by michelangelo. Statements in active voice are typically clearer, more forceful, and more direct. Say the most you can with each sentence.
