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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Passive voice?
This is being flagged up as the passive voice.
Can it be rewritten using fewer words in the active voice?
The forcible and often clumsy plucking of leaves from the trees may have reduced the reliability of results as some leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being removed from their natural environment.
Can it be rewritten using fewer words in the active voice?
The forcible and often clumsy plucking of leaves from the trees may have reduced the reliability of results as some leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being removed from their natural environment.
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Anonymous The forcible and often clumsy plucking of leaves Leaves, like flowers and fruit, can be picked , not "plucked".
- Anonymous The forcible and often clumsy plucking of leaves Leaves, like flowers and fruit, can be picked , not "plucked".
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AnonymousThe forcible and often clumsy plucking of leavesLeaves, like flowers and fruit, can be picked, not "plucked".
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Thank you for reply.
Is is this better?
The number of particulates on leaves may have been affected by the forcible and often clumsy picking of leaves from trees. These leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being picked. This may have reduced the reliability of the results.
Is is this better?
The number of particulates on leaves may have been affected by the forcible and often clumsy picking of leaves from trees. These leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being picked. This may have reduced the reliability of the results.
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sorry. I think there is a mistake in the above. is this correct teachers?
The number of particulates on the leaves may have been affected by the forcible and often clumsy picking from branches. These leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being picked. This may have reduced the reliability of the results.
The number of particulates on the leaves may have been affected by the forcible and often clumsy picking from branches. These leaves may have been examined as having a greater or fewer number of particulates than they would have had prior to being picked. This may have reduced the reliability of the results.
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AnonymousLeaves, like flowers and fruit, can be picked, not "plucked".Pluck is fine. It is a bit more literary or poetic, though.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/pluck
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Forcible or clumsy plucking of leaves from trees may have affected the number of particulates on them. Thus, upon examination, the numbers of particulates might be greater or fewer than they would have been in situ, possibly reducing the reliability of the results.
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AlpheccaStarsIt is a bit more literary or poetic,It is also uncommon and odd outside literary or poetic contexts. In general, pick is much more natural.
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AlpheccaStarsForcible or clumsy plucking of leavesThis use of "pluck" is one of the noticeable differences of Indian English. Speakers of IE talk of "plucking flowers", for example, while native speakers in the English-speaking world would generally talk of picking flowers.
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