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Kaos Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Report Writing

0 Is it fine to write a report using present tense? For example if a report is about an experiment that has already been carried out.02br
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001) The setup 01b00consists02b00 of three components related to.....02br
002) The gathered data 01b00shows 02b00increasing dependency on parameter....02br
003) Measurements 01b00are02b00 collected at four different points...02br
004) The samples 01b00possess02b00 better statistical properties than the ones measured by the other group of researchers.0-
  

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0 I would suggest the past tense if the experiment has already been carried out. 0-

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0 I would suggest the past tense if the experiment has already been carried out. 0-
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0 Hi,02br
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00Thank you for your feedback. Is it fine to write02br
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01i00The gathered data 01b00shows 02b00increasing dependency on parameter....02i02br
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00because it is factual. Or I still have to use past tense for that too.0-
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0In your summary of the entire report, I think you can use the present tense, because it is still a "truth" but you could use the past as well.0-
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0Hi there,02br
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00I read some minutes writers use present prefect to refer the things done instead of past tense. So what is the appropriate tense should we use for minutes. 02br
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00peter0-
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0Hi Anon,02br
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00Next time you have a question on a new topic, please start a new thread, okay?02br
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00I googled 01i00guide writing minutes02i00 and got a number of hits.02br
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00This is from this: 01a05000 02
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0 Hello again,02br
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00In the same report, if I were to explain the behavior of graphs where the data to plot them comes from an experiment carried out in the past, should I use past tense as well? or should I use present tense?02br
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00For example,02br
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001) Graph 1 shows the distribution was more dispersed as the parameter 1
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Your 1) reads exactly as I would expect. This graphs shows (present) what happened (past).
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