Academic Writing

Academic writing is:

• clear and focused

• unclear

• non structured

• informal

What is the best definition of a contraction?

• A combination of two words with an apostrophe

• The use of a comma to join sentences

• The taking of first letter from some words to join together

• The shortening of two or more words

Which of the following types of pronouns are NOT considered personal?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• All of them

Choose three words to describe academic writing:

• talented, stylish, inspiring

• factual, objective, precise

• decisive, divisive, derisive

• subjective, obscure, vague

Which style of writing is better in an academic context?

• The chart shows that...
• We can see from the chart that...
• As you can see from the chart that...
• I can see from the chart that...

What should you avoid in academic writing?

• acronyms

• formal terms

• colloquial terms

• punctuation

The list of words that cannot be used in academic writing is ...

• piece of cake, buddy, buzz off

• optimal, likely, suggest

• average, excellence, primary

• reveal, imply, recommendation

Which sentence belongs in academic writing?

• We suggest that the action is taken immediately.

• The action should be taken immediately.

• Take the action immediately

• Can the action be taken immediately?

Background information is ...

• Sentences after the thesis statement

• Sentences that give irrelevant ideas

• Sentences that give additional information for better content grasp

Reliable and valid evidence is...

• proven

• based on opinion

• trustworthy

• accurate