Part 2 of Kristin Sainani‘s scientific writing Coursera course looks at the differences between the active and passive voices and how and where to use them. She also tackles the ever controversial issue of whether ‘we’ and ‘I’ can be used in scientific writing.
[All videos are republished with the permission of Kristin Sainani, Stanford University]
2.1 Use the active voice
2.2 Is it really OK to use We and I
2.3 Active voice practice
2.4 Write with verbs
2.5 Practice examples
2.6 A few grammar tips