The style files: prefer active writing to passive

Roberts, Tony (2006) The style files: prefer active writing to passive. Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society, 33 (1). pp. 22-23. ISSN 0311-0729

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Abstract

[Summary]: Avoid passive phrases such as most “was”
or “is” verbs. How? Attribute action to
people or methods.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	No
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Please refer to URL link for access to paper.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Maths and Computing (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 00:39
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:37
Uncontrolled Keywords:	authorship, technical writing, scientific writing, writing style, writing techniques, passive, active
Fields of Research (2008):	19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing > 190303 Technical Writing 01 Mathematical Sciences > 0199 Other Mathematical Sciences > 019999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (2020):	36 CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING > 3602 Creative and professional writing > 360205 Technical writing 49 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES > 4999 Other mathematical sciences > 499999 Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1296

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