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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Again use of "was" and "has been"
Dear All,
l would like to ask which of "was" and "has been" is better in my case. l did some experiments and measurements during my PhD and now l am documenting this in my PhD work. Example:
The migration of elephants has been/was analysed from the helicopter... and it has been/was found that they migrate from the North to the South.
What would your recommend in this case and why?
l would like to ask which of "was" and "has been" is better in my case. l did some experiments and measurements during my PhD and now l am documenting this in my PhD work. Example:
The migration of elephants has been/was analysed from the helicopter... and it has been/was found that they migrate from the North to the South.
What would your recommend in this case and why?
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Congratulations on finishing the work for your thesis. You could use either tense, but if the work is done and finished, use the simple past. It gives the message of completion.
- Congratulations on finishing the work for your thesis.
- You could use either tense, but if the work is done and finished, use the simple past.
- It gives the message of completion.
- ( I prefer active voice, but it is OK to use passive.
- ) We observed the migration of elephants from the helicopter.
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Congratulations on finishing the work for your thesis.
You could use either tense, but if the work is done and finished, use the simple past. It gives the message of completion. ( I prefer active voice, but it is OK to use passive. That seems to be the academic norm.)
We observed the migration of elephants from the helicopter.
After careful analysis of their movements, we c
You could use either tense, but if the work is done and finished, use the simple past. It gives the message of completion. ( I prefer active voice, but it is OK to use passive. That seems to be the academic norm.)
We observed the migration of elephants from the helicopter.
After careful analysis of their movements, we c
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This is what I would write because it sounds like a report of some research that is now finished.
The migration of elephants was analysed from the helicopter... and it was found that they migrate from the North to the South.
It's in the past, and it's not still happening. No one is still analysing anything from a helicopter.
CJ
The migration of elephants was analysed from the helicopter... and it was found that they migrate from the North to the South.
It's in the past, and it's not still happening. No one is still analysing anything from a helicopter.
CJ
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