1) In order to control for differences in water gain or loss due to differences in size of the worms, percentage changes in weight were compared rather than comparing actual weight gain.
Or is this right?:
2) In order to control for differences in water gain or loss due to differences in size of the worms, percentage changes in weight were compared rather than actual weight gain. (i took out comparing in this second one)
2007-05-25 05:27:14 · 9 answers · asked by ftz 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Try this:
"In order to control differences in weight gain or loss due to varying worm sizes, changes were tracked by percentage rather than acutal weight gain."
2007-05-25 12:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider this version.Try to avoid repeated words.
In order to control differences in water gain or loss due to variations in size of the worms, percentage changes in weight were compared rather than actual weight gain.
2007-05-25 06:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by ML 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what I would put:
In order to control differences in water gain or loss due to differences in size of the worms, percentage changes in weight were compared rather than actual weight gain.
Percentage changes in weight were compared rather than actual weight gain, in order to control differences in water gain or loss due to differences in size of the worms.
This could be put either way. This is a weird sentence...Hope this helps.
2007-05-25 06:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Shell 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll go along with no.2 as well. But insert a comma @ 'were compared, rather than...'
2007-05-25 05:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not an English teacher. (2) seems okay
Can't you just say 'control' rather than 'control for'?
2007-05-25 05:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by cidyah 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 sounds better. You might want to try to find another word for differences so you don't repeat it twice so close together.
2007-05-25 05:32:43 · answer #6 · answered by angela 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#2 is clearer.
2007-05-25 05:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by yowza 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#2 is better, not so cumbersome.
2007-05-25 05:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by raisedbycoyotes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2nd is o.k.
2007-05-25 07:04:02 · answer #9 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋