When the procedure is routine, explaining your goal may not be needed, but when the procedure is new, complex, or controversial, you should include why you carried out certain procedures.
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| [clause Action]to [verb Goal]
To [verb Goal], [clause Action]
| -A global ANOVA F-test was used to compare the scores three weeks after initial screening.
- To compare the scores three weeks after initial screening, a global ANOVA F-test was used.
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| [clause Action] in order to [verb Goal]
In order to [verb Goal], [Action]
| -A global ANOVA F-test was used in order to compare the scores three weeks after initial screening.
- In order to compare the scores three weeks after initial screening, a global ANOVA F-test was used.
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| [clause Action] so as to [verb Goal] (seldom used)
| A global ANOVA F-test was used so as to compare the scores three weeks after initial screening.
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| [clause Action] so that [clause Goal]
| A global ANOVA F-test was used so thatthe scores were compared three weeks after initial screening.
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| [clause Action] for the purpose of [verb+ing Goal].
| A global ANOVA F-test was used for the purpose of comparing the scores three weeks after initial screening.
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| [clause Action] with the aim of [verb+ing Goal].
| A global ANOVA F-test was used for with the aim of comparing the scores three weeks after initial screening.
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| Manner
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| [Clause Action] by [verb+ing] [noun]
| The scores were compared by usinga global ANOVA F-test three weeks after initial screening.
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B) Compare these sentences and say whether the sentence express purpose or manner. Explain the purpose of the research using different patterns:
1) The standard methods were used to determine total solids, nitrogen and ash.
2) Receptor binding was determined by incubating the intact cells.
3) Incubation was terminated by washing the cells with ice-cold saline three times.
4) The vials were shaken manually to allow the soil to mix well with the water.
5) In order to understand how X regulates Y, a series of transfections was performed.
