INTERPRETATION AND REPORT WRITING
DIFFERENT STEPS IN WRITING A REPORT
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Question
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When should you use the present tense in writing the research paper?
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when you refer directly to a table or figure in your own paper
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when reporting the results of your own work
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when you refer to the author directly
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Use the present tense to refer to or explain diagrams, figures, tables, and charts. Example: “Table 5 shows the results of this first isolated test.” Example: “The results of this first isolated test are displayed in Table 5.”
Detailed explanation-2: -However, when referring to figures and tables, the present tense must be used because the figure/table is visible in the present and can be viewed by the reader.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yes, when discussing the events in a work of literature-or other form of art-use present tense. This is called literary present tense.
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