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The sustainable solutions you offer should be ev_________- based.
Evidence based
Primary data is __ ___ __ data.
Raw data
Your literature review should be a c __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ discussion
critical discussion
When gathering secondary data, we need to identify the __ __ __ in knowledge
GAP in knowledge
Titles of ---- and ----- should be in italics in the reference list.
Books and Journals
Which should use Active or Passive voice when writing?
Active: Pang implemented the new policy (not the policy was implemented by Pang)
3 things to avoid in academic writing?
Avoid: 1. there is/there are 2. Avoid really, a lot, very 3. Avoid contractions
change to strong verbs: he gave assistance
he assisted
Can't VS Cannot - Avoid .....?
Contractions
Fix the referencing error: Corporations and businesses need to focus on being competitive, profitable, and sustainable (Z. Gong, 2024).
Corporations and businesses need to focus on being competitive, profitable, and sustainable (Gong, 2024).
Change from passive to active: CSR is integrated into many businesses.
Many businesses integrate CSR.
Change the word form to nouns: competitive and profitable,
competition and profitability
Restoring old houses is rewarding because it is exciting. Paraphrase: Part of the reward in restoring old houses lies in the ....
excitement (synonym)
The 5 paraphrasing techniques we practised were... Synonyms, Active to Passive, Change ...???
1. Synonyms 2. Active to Passive 3. Change word forms 4. Change negative to positive 5. Change order of information
