斯坦福大学SCI写作课程4 A few grammar tip

课程4

1. Practice examples

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1. 主语太长
2. passive voice

3. hedge word: appreciable
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Example 2

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改为⬇️
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2. A few grammar tips

(1) Data: 复数（The data are...）

(2) Affect vs. effect (verb vs. noun，多数情况下)

(3) Compared to vs. compared with

Compared to = to point out similarities
Compared with = to point out differences between similar things

(4) That vs. which

"That" is the restrictive (defining) pronoun
后面的内容是必需的
"Which" is the nonrestrictive (non-defining) pronoun
后面的内容是可有可无的，extra information

That vs. which

(5) Singular antecedents

Do not use "they" or "their" when the subject is singular.

Singular antecedents