This topic has interested researchers for more than 30 yearsĪcademic writing is usually unadorned and direct.

This topic has interested researchers for a while The report presents many (details/findings/recommendations) People are concerned about their (belongings/possessions/personal effects) Always try to be as specific as possible. Using vague terms makes your writing imprecise and may cause people to interpret it in different ways. The participants were all over the age of 30īesides, we asked all the participants to sign an agreementĪdditionally, we asked all the participants to sign an agreement

Therefore, it can be concluded that the model needs further refinementĪnd the participants were all over the age of 30 So, it can be concluded that the model needs further refinement (Moreover/Furthermore/What is more), the participants were in agreement on the third question Plus, the participants were in agreement on the third question You can replace these with appropriate transition words or simply remove them from the sentence. Some words are acceptable in certain contexts, but become too informal when used at the beginning of a sentence. The findings were (somewhat significant/significant to some degree) Isn’t, can’t, doesn’t, would’ve (or any other contraction) (Many/several/a great number of/eight) studies The interviews were (difficult/somewhat difficult) to schedule

The interviews were a bit difficult to schedule The following words and phrases are considered too informal for a dissertation or academic paper. It is also more formal than the ways in which we normally speak. Capitalizing chapter and section headingsĪcademic writing is generally more formal than the writing we see in non-academic materials (including on websites).

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