1 Seminar on Master’s Thesis Writing Mgr. Antonín Zita, M.A., PhD. Dangling modifiers § §Showing an increase of 5%, Stanhope [2] claims that the method of virus detection is feasible. § §After participating in the beta version of the software, the survey showed that the users had found the user interface too complex. § Linking words §The results have shown that the application was successful. _________, the process has commercial application. § §The way the users behaved affected the overall performance of the application. Howard [5], _________, explains that the larger the user base, the more computer errors should one expect. _________, Allen [6] notes that 50% of these errors occur on a smaller scale. § Therefore, For instance, However. Reporting verbs §Howard [5], for instance, _________that the larger the user base, the more computer errors should one expect. However, Allen [6] _________ that 50% of these errors occur on a smaller scale. §Howard [5], for instance, argues that the larger the user base, the more computer errors should one expect. However, Allen [6] points out that 50% of these errors occur on a smaller scale. §Howard [5], for instance, discredits that the larger the user base, the more computer errors should one expect. However, Allen [6] refuses the notion that 50% of these errors occur on a smaller scale. § § Linking words Reporting verbs Commas Commas §Separating multiple nouns (or other elements in a series) §The first, second and third experiment have shown that… §Separating two independent clauses §Can stand on their own: “We first concluded that the results were an error in computation, but the second experiment showed that the error was due to the incompatibility of…” §Use little conjunctions – FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) §Separating a modifier from the main clause §Modifier of place, time, … (In 1998 at Berkeley University, the first computation was made…) § Commonly misspelled words in CS §right §wrong §Adaptation §Apparent §Argument §Consistent §Definite §Existence §Foreign §Grammar §Heterogeneous §Homogeneous §Independent §Insoluble § §adaption §apparant §arguement §consistant §definate §foriegn §grammer §heterogenous §homogenous §independant §insolvable § Justin Zobel. Writing for Computer Science: The Art of Effective Communication. Singapore: Springer, 2000. Commonly misspelled words in CS §right §wrong §Miniature §Occasional §Occurred §Participate §Preceding §Primitive §Propagate §Referred §Separate §Supersede §transparent §minature §occaisional §occured §particepate §preceeding §primative §propogate §refered §seperate §supercede §transparant § Misused words in CS §usual §other §Alternative §Comparable §Complement §Dependent §Descendant §Discrete §Emit §Ensure §excerpt §Alternate §Comparative §Compliment §Dependant §Descendent §Discreet §Omit §Insure §exert Misused words in CS §usual §other §Foregoing §Further §Elusive §Manyfold §Omit §Partly §Principle §Simple §solvable §Forgoing §Farther §Illusive §Manifold §Partially §Principal §Simplistic §soluble