Table 7 Chances of weA occurring
From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A | ||||
Material | 1: 56.3 | 1: 8.0 | 1: 12.0 | 1: 3.6 |
Mental | 1: 2.2 | 1: 2.9 | 1: 2.6 | 1: 1.8 |
Verbal | 1: 2.7 | 1: 2.6 | 1: 2.5 | 1: 2.2 |