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Report writing
Study the web diagram and write the characteristics of report writing.
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Solution
A report is an analysis of facts.
The report should be factual and unbiased.
The report should be as brief as possible.
Reporting should be in indirect speech and in a passive voice.
The report should always be written in the past tense.
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