Exercise 1.

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Read the lab report in Appendix 2
(1) Underline the main verb(s) of each sentence and determine their tenses and forms.
(2) Count verbs of the same tense in each section and fill in Table 1.
(3) Count verbs of the same form in each section and fill in Table 2.
(4) Count each modal verb in each section and fill in Table 3.
Table 1. Distribution of verb tenses in each section of the lab report
Section Number of verbs in a specific tense
Present Past Present
simple simple continuous
Abstract 3 9 0
Introduction 16 4 0
Methodolog 9 25 4
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Results 5 1 0
Discussion 18 9 4
Conclusion 6 3 2
Table 2. Distribution of verb forms in each section of the lab report
Section Number of verbs in a specific form
Active voice Passive voice
Abstract 6 6
Introduction 16 4
Methodology 14 24
Results 4 2
Discussion 21 7
Conclusion 11 0
Table 3. Distribution of modal verbs in each section of the lab report
Section Number of modal verbs
Will Would Should Could May Might Can Must
Abstract 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Introduction 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Methodology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Results 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discussion 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0
Conclusion 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0