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I need some quick help. I am writing a Microbiology Report in apa format and it has to be past tense. I need someone who is good with grammar. This is my hang up;

 

                      

The purpose of the gold pigmentation test was to see if the incubated blood isolates produced a gold pigmentation. The isolated were observed under a light box.

 

The last sentence, "The isolated were observed under a light box" needs to be corrected so it sounds like it is the final step of the test, but HAS to be in past tense.

Can anyone help me here?

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ORLY?

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31 minutes ago, dual290x said:

The last sentence, "The isolated were observed under a light box" needs to be corrected so it sounds like it is the final step of the test, but HAS to be in past tense.

"The isolate was were observed under a light box".

 

If you don't mind me asking, are you using blood agar for culturing pathogenic bacteria?

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1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

"The isolate was observed under a light box".

 

If you don't mind me asking, are you using blood agar for culturing pathogenic bacteria?

That sounds more like it was performed than it being a step in the test. Do you understand what I mean (Sometimes I am not clear)?

This is written in the Methods section, not the Results section (just to clarify if I didn't mention it).

 

It was/is the Determination of Gold Pigmentation test using Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis)

Instructions for frustration management:  

1) Sit at desk.   2) Repeatedly slam forehead against desk.

 

I never said I was smart, just smart enough to be dangerous.

 

 

ORLY?

……..'|:::::::,': : : : : : :_„„-: : : : : : : : ~--„_: |'
………|::::::|: : : „--~~'''~~''''''''-„…_..„~''''''''''''¯|
………|:::::,':_„„-|: : :_„---~: : :|''¯¯''''|: ~---„_: ||
……..,~-,_/'': : : |:    ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) : |: : : :|:  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)): \..|
……../,'-,: : : : : ''-,_______,-'': : : : ''-„_____|
……..\: :|: : : : : : : : : : : : : :„: : : : :-,: : : : : : : ?
………',:': : : : : : : : : : : : :,-'__: : : :_',: : : : ;: ,'
……….'-,-': : : : : :___„-: : :'': : ¯''~~'': ': : ~--|'
………….|: ,: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :: :
………….'|: \: : : : : : : : -,„_„„-~~--~--„_: :: |
…………..|: \: : : : : : : : : : : :-------~: : : : : |
You have been visited by the propane god, I tell ya hwat. Repost this on 5 more profiles or Hank Hill will bring the propain.

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9 minutes ago, dual290x said:

That sounds more like it was performed than it being a step in the test. Do you understand what I mean (Sometimes I am not clear)?

This is written in the Methods section, not the Results section (just to clarify if I didn't mention it).

 

It was/is the Determination of Gold Pigmentation test using Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis)

To say "isolated" as per OP means it's the past tense of isolate. The word "isolate" can either be a noun or a verb. In the OP, the word "isolate" is used as a noun since it is going to be the one observed in a light box. But I do stand corrected on the "was". It's supposed to be "The isolate were observed under a light box" since the original sentence is in second person unlike "was" which is used in first person singular.

 

But then someone with a better grasp at English grammar can correct me on this

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