The article presents an analysis of the use of shell nouns in engineering-related scientific texts. The objective is to develop the competence to create texts in accordance with research standards, with the linguistic means considered in order to achieve this. The article focuses on the structural and linguistic aspects of academic texts, emphasizing the importance of organizing coherent and consistent sentences. The study is based on an analysis of the functioning of nouns as cohesive elements. The corpus analysis revealed the frequency and lexico-grammatical patterns of nouns, which allow us to identify their role in text organization. The findings of this study can be utilized to enhance the comprehension and composition of scientific texts.
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