| A Checklist for
Scientific Writing
| Singular |
Plural |
| hypothesis |
hypotheses |
| datum |
data |
| appendix |
appendices |
| phenomenon |
phenomena |
| criterion |
criteria |
| axis |
axes |
Make sure that verb tenses agree with these unusual singular
and plural forms:
Incorrect: The criterion are. . . ; the axes are. . . ; the
data are. . .
Corrrect: The criterion is. . . ; the axis is. . . ; the datum
is. . .
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