Read the following sentence patterns which we usually use in academic writing, and match them to one of the functions marked A), B) C) and D). Sentence patterns : However, little research was / few studies were conducted in ... Although some studies were conducted to evaluate the role of ..., there are no studies on ... Previous research has been limited to X situation ... Although considerable research has been devoted to ... rather less has been paid to ...
A.
Establishing the specific topic and providing the relevant background information
B.
Describing the previous studies on the topic
C.
Pointing out the weaknesses of the present study
D.
Introducing the present methodology