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Table 8 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 B

 Material

1: 26.0

1: 25.7

1: 3.5

1: 4.7

 Mental

1: 4.2

1: 2.5

1: 2.1

1: 4.1

 Verbal

1: 2.6

1: 2.3

-

1: 1.5