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Hanania, Edith A. S.; Akhtar, Karima – ESP Journal, 1985
Variability in the grammatical profile of finite verbs in English is examined in 20 Master of Science theses in biology, chemistry, and physics. The use of verbs with respect to voice, tense, aspect, and modality is examined in five rhetorical sections of the theses--introduction, review, methods, results, discussion. (SED)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
