謝清麟教學/研究 blog: 動詞時態 for 英文稿件/研究計畫英文摘要

2015年8月30日星期日

論文稿件Introduction section動詞之時態

Content	Tense	Example
Facts	Present tense	Assessing ADL function is important for clinicians in determining the level of disability for persons with stroke.
General statements about research findings	Present perfect tense (active or passive)	Computerized adaptive testing has been used to achieve efficient, reliable, and valid assessments of health-related functions.^xx
Citing previous findings	Present perfect tense or past tense or (前者語氣較肯定)	We have shown that the group-level responsiveness of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS) is similar to that of the short form PASS (SFPASS).^xx The 5 items of the SFPASS were selected from the 12 items of the PASS.^xx
Referring specifically to the methods used in a previous paper	Simple past tense	They used standard error to calculate individual-level responsiveness.^xx
Signaling the issues or gaps or knowledge	Present tense (active or passive)	The individual-level responsiveness of the two measures remains unknown.
Purpose of the study	Simple past tense	This study aimed to construct a CAT system for assessing ADL function for outpatients with stroke.