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CC-05 Technical Report Writing: Zero Semester Batch 26 Dr. Muhammad Waseem
CC-05 Technical Report Writing: Zero Semester Batch 26 Dr. Muhammad Waseem
CC-05
Technical Report
Writing
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1. Introduction
Your model must answer the following three
questions
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1. Introduction
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1. Introduction
• TENSE PAIRS
• SIGNALLING LANGUAGE
• PASSIVE/ACTIVE USE
• PARAGRAPHING
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Tense Pair
Present Simple/Present Continuous
Permanent
situation
Temporary
situation
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Tense Pair
Present Simple/Present Continuous
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Quiz #1
are you ready?
Write your Roll Number, Name and quiz
number on top of blank page
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Temperature
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Tense Pair
Past Simple/Present Perfect
Time of verb,
when it
happened
Harder and
more
important
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Tense Pair
Past Simple/Present Perfect
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Tense Pair
Past Simple/Present Perfect
Why is this idea of relevance useful when you write
an Introduction?
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Tense Pair
Past Simple/Present Perfect
what if writer forget to change the tense?
Tense Pair
Past Simple/Present Perfect
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Overlap: repeat something from the previous
sentence:
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Overlap: repeat something from the previous
sentence:
Quiz #2
Lets identify one sentence from the hand out?
Write down the sentence number only and
repeated word
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Pronoun (if they this):
Quiz #3
Lets identify one sentence from the hand out?
Write down the sentence number only and
repeated word
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Pronoun (if they this):
Answer :
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Semicolon or a relative clause (which)
Joining sentences with a semicolon works well when
two sentences are very closely related and one of
them is quite short:
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Use connectors like however, therefore etc
(relationship b/w two sentences)
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Use connectors like however, therefore etc
(relationship b/w two sentences)
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Use connectors like however, therefore etc
(relationship b/w two sentences)
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Use connectors like however, therefore etc
(relationship b/w two sentences)
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Signaling language
Sentence connection
• Use connectors like however, therefore etc
(relationship b/w two sentences)
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Assignment # 1
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Passive/active
• We: refer to your group but not general
• It is also common to use the passive instead of
we, especially in the central ‘report’ section
(was measured, was added, etc.).
• You can also use a ‘dummy’ subject to take the
place of I or we:
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Passive/active
A problem with passive voice in formal writing
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Passive/active
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Passive/active
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Paragraphing
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Paragraphing
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Paragraphing
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Lets do exercise on
your target
introduction
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Exercise
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Exercise
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Exercise
Exercise
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Exercise
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Exercise
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• Different approaches/theories/models:
Group studies according to their approach or
methodology (grouping similar projects).
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Exercise
Exercise
Note this:
•Active voice
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Exercise
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Exercise
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Assignment # 1