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Academic Vocabulary

Passive Verb Forms Frequently Used in Academic Writing

are based can be used is needed was reported were conducted
can be seen is known was made were asked were found

Source: Corpus of Contemporary American English (Davies 2008–)

ACTIVITY 7 Vocabulary in Academic Writing

Use the academic vocabulary in the passive forms given to complete the sentences. For some
sentences, more than one answer is possible.

Subject Area Example from Academic Writing
Food 1. Even though it that artificial sweeteners may cause
Sciences cancer, they are still widely used.

Health 2. According to recent studies, it is possible that coconut oil with added enzymes
Sciences
to prevent tooth decay.

Geology 3. There are many theories explaining why the dinosaurs became extinct, but more
information about the rocks deep below the earth’s
surface before scientists know for sure.
Biology 4. New studies to determine if sweat samples can give
doctors the same reliable information about people’s health as their blood samples.

Psychology 5. When parents about their children’s sleep patterns,
the information that they gave was usually different from the information the
scientists got.

Archaeology 6. Small pieces of wood attached to Neanderthal teeth
by archaeologists recently, leading them to conclude that Neanderthals might have
used toothpicks.
Government 7. After much discussion, a decision to focus on youth
and unemployment for the next five years.

Medicine 8. Many good doctors will tell you that their decisions
not only on science, but on intuition as well.
Sociology 9. The data on the average age of marriage among people born after 1985
in table 4.

Political 10. The election between the two candidates as a tie on
Science television, but that information was not correct.

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