Smoking in Public Places
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Smoking in Public Places Anna Mazur Comm/215 March 7, 2013 Christina Corriveau
Smoking in Public Places Are you [Eliminate second person (you, your) in academic documents and avoid addressing the reader directly. Prefer third-person pronouns (he, she, they, it)] a smoker? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title, avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] Do you [second person] know somebody who is? Can you [second person] remember a last time a nice evening with your [second person] family had been interrupted [The passive voice is a form of "be" (been) and a participle (interrupted). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious
Smoking in Public Places Anna Mazur Comm/215 March 7, 2013 Christina Corriveau
Smoking in Public Places Are you [Eliminate second person (you, your) in academic documents and avoid addressing the reader directly. Prefer third-person pronouns (he, she, they, it)] a smoker? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title, avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] Do you [second person] know somebody who is? Can you [second person] remember a last time a nice evening with your [second person] family had been interrupted [The passive voice is a form of "be" (been) and a participle (interrupted). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious
References: Currie, D. (2009). U.S. smoking rates stagnant; indoor smoking bans a success. The Nation 's Health, 39(10), 12-12. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/198451504?accountid=35812 smoking. (2013). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550049/smoking