Passive + Nominalisation

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

By the time it is published — in a journal behind a paywall that most of the public cannot access — the finding it contains has already been distorted, compressed, and re-dressed.

Grammar Reference · Passive + Nominalisation

Advanced passive:

The compound is believed to have inhibited cell growth. — distanced, formal attribution

Impersonal passive

It has been established that replication matters. — agent removed for authority

Nominalisation:

The dissemination of findings was delayed. — verb → noun for formal register

Common error

They are believed to be discover a cure. ✗ → are believed to have discovered ✓ — use

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Passive + Nominalisation

1.The study to have resolved the debate about replication in social psychology.

2. that gatekeeping of knowledge concentrates interpretive authority in few hands.

3.The of peer-reviewed findings through open-access platforms has increased public engagement.

4.PLOS ONE with transforming expectations around scientific transparency.

5.The to communicate results clearly is considered an ethical duty by many researchers.

6. that the original consensus was based on studies that could not be replicated.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.People believe the study changed how journals report statistical significance.

2.Scientists failed to replicate the result, which raised serious questions.

3.Everyone now claims that transparency is a core scientific value.

4.They discovered that open-access publishing increased citation rates.

5.The committee obligated all grant recipients to write plain-language summaries.

6.Researchers suggest that jargon has historically excluded non-specialist readers.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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