Writing abstract for research paper

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Writing abstract for research paper

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Several points to be included in an abstract
1. Research background
2. Statement of problem
3. What has been done in previous research
4. The goal of the research
5. Research method
6. Your findings, arguments
7. The significance/implications
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Choosing verbs for abstract

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1. Social science
- Present tense for describing general facts, methods, the findings , arguments and implications of the findings
- Past tense used for describing previous researches.
2. Humanities
- Use past tense to explain previous studies
- Present tense to explain the studies, significance and arguments.
3. Science
- Past tense to describe previous researches-methods they have followed /what they have found
- Present tense - Researches justification/introduction/research significance / methods/ implication
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