PRINCIPLES

Principle 1:Use concrete nouns for your subjects and objects whenever you can.

Principle 2:Use finite verbs instead of verbals whenever you can.

Principle 3:Use the active voice whenever expressing the actor is important.

Here's what we did with the principles:

Example

Before: After completing the first step of the process, it will be necessary for the process to be checked for errors.

After: After the users complete the first step of the process, the developers must check the procedure for errors.

Now you try using the principles to revise these problem sentences:

*Note that many other answers are possible, and it would be a very good additional exercise for you to come up with several more on your own.

1. When exposed to UV radiation, the colour will be changed from white to purple, but the other material properties of the alumina will not be changed.

1. By repairing the damaged offshore floating breakwater, erosion of the beach will be reduced, thus protecting the ecosystem from its impact.