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Style: what is it?

Task E - Scientific style

Turn the following sentences into the sentence you would need if you were writing (part of) an experiment in a school science lesson. What have you done and why? What kinds of grammatical structure have you created? Compare your answer with ours.

Mary put the copper sulphate in a test-tube. Then she heated it with a Bunsen burner for 5 minutes.

 

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