Final Paper Rough Draft -Part Two of Research Paper Outline
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Eliminate paragraphs or material not relevant to your paper. |
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Replace sentences that reinstate each other and chose the better of the two. (sentences beginning with “In other words” or “To put it”) |
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Replace passive sentences with active sentences · Passive- The unconscious was emphasized by Freud · Active- Freud emphasized the unconscious. |
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Replace nouns trying to act as a verb, with a verb. · “We did a modification of…” with “We modified…” |
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Replace phrases with single words · “The theory applied in the context of sensory processes…” with “The theory applied to sensation” |
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Replace prepositional phrases referring to time with single words · “At the present time” replace with “now” |
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Replace prepositional phrases for “about” with “about: · “In relation to” should be replaced by “about” |
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Replace wordy expressions with single words · “Despite the fact that…” should be replaced with “although” |
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Replace redundant pairs of words |
Be Con
c
i
s
e Checklist
Eliminate
paragraphs
or material not relevant to your paper.
Replace sentences that
reinstate
each other and chose the better of the
two. (sentences beginning with
“In other words
” or
“To put it
”)
Replace passive
sentences
with active sentences
·
Passive
-
The unconscious was
emphasized
by Freud
·
Active
-
Freud
emphasized
the unconscious.
Replace
nouns trying to act as a verb, with a verb.
·
“We did a modification of
…
” with
“We mo
dified
…
”
Replace phrases with single words
·
“
The theory applied in the
context
of sensory processes
…
”
with
“
The
theory
applied to sensation
”
Replace prepositional phrases
referr
ing
to time with single words
·
“At the present time
” replace with
“now
”
Replace
prepositional
phrases
for
“about
” with
“about:
·
“In relation to
”
should be replaced
by
“about
”
Replace wordy expressions with sin
gle words
·
“Despite the fact that
…
”
should
be replaced with
“although
”
Replace redundant pairs of words
Be Concise Checklist
Eliminate paragraphs or material not relevant to your paper.
Replace sentences that reinstate each other and chose the better of the
two. (sentences beginning with “In other words” or “To put it”)
Replace passive sentences with active sentences
Passive- The unconscious was emphasized by Freud
Active- Freud emphasized the unconscious.
Replace nouns trying to act as a verb, with a verb.
“We did a modification of…” with “We modified…”
Replace phrases with single words
“The theory applied in the context of sensory processes…” with
“The theory applied to sensation”
Replace prepositional phrases referring to time with single words
“At the present time” replace with “now”
Replace prepositional phrases for “about” with “about:
“In relation to” should be replaced by “about”
Replace wordy expressions with single words
“Despite the fact that…” should be replaced with “although”
Replace redundant pairs of words
