technical report writing for research and thesis

technical report writing for research and thesis

1. EE-286 Technical Report Writing Lecture Title: Words & Sentence Structure Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Amir (DEE, UET, Peshawar) Put on your headphones. Click Slideshow. Play the Speaker icon on each Slide and listen to the Lecture. Change Slide through Right/Left arrow keys or Page Down/Page Up keys

2. Q: Word Origins? A: Word origin is the point at which a word begins or from which it derives e.g. from {docre & teach} in Latin origins the English word {doctor} . So for most of English language, Latin has been the origin because it is the last language listed. Resemblances English words resemble words in other languages for the word mother English - Mother (from mater in Latin e.g. alma mater – mother institution) French - Mere German - Mutter Spanish – Madre All of the above have originated from the last language to which the current language was in link with. A brief history of words (i.e. English words) – Slide 1

3. Q: Root Word? A: Root words are similar to the trunk and branches of a tree. Root words are words that help form a new word. Here are a few examples: Bio (Root) - meaning life or living – forming Biology Graph (Root) - meaning writing or print – forming Graphing Meter (Root) - meaning measure – forming Thermometer (while thermo means temperature) Struct (Root) - meaning build – forming Construct A brief history of words (i.e. English words) – Slide 2

4. A brief history of words (i.e. English words) – Slide 3

5. Q: What is Dictionary? A   dictionary  usually defines a word methodically and demonstrates how it should be spelled, pronounced, and used . Dictionary of Thesaurus? Q: What is  Dictionary of Thesaurus? A   thesaurus  (plural thesauri or thesauruses) or  synonym dictionary  is a reference work for finding synonyms and sometimes antonyms of words. They are often used by writers to help find the best word to express an idea: ...to find the word, or words, by which [an] idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed.

6. Elements of Style – Slide 1

7. Elements of Style – Slide 2

8. Elements of Style – Slide 3

9. Elements of Style – Slide 4

10. Elements of Style – Slide 5

11. Elements of Style – Slide 6

12. Elements of Style – Slide 7

13. Elements of Style – Slide 8

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