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1 online resource |
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English for Academic Research |
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English for Academic Research
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Contents |
Nouns: plurals, countable versus uncountable, etc -- Genitive: the possessive form of nouns -- Indefinite article (a. an), definite article (the), and zero article (Ø) -- Quantifiers: some, any, little, few, a lot of, lots, much, many -- Relative pronouns: that, which, who, whose, what -- Present tenses -- Past tenses -- Future tenses -- Conditional forms: zero, first, second, third, mixed -- Passive versus active: impersonal versus personal forms -- Infinitive, -ing form (gerund), suggest, recommend -- Modal verbs -- Phrasal verbs -- Word order -- Comparative and superlative forms -- Numbers -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Titles -- Abstracts -- Introduction and review of the literature -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Abstract contrasted with conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Mini tests |
Summary |
This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, several hundred emails, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers. The exercises include the following areas: active vs passive, use of wearticles (a/an, the, zero) and quantifiers (some, any, few etc)conditionals and modalscountable and uncountable nounsgenitiveinfinitive vs -ing formnumbers, acronyms, abbreviationsrelative clauses and which vs thattenses (e.g. simple present, simple past, present perfect)word orderExercise types are repeated for different contexts. For example, the difference between the simple present, present perfect and simple past is tested for use in papers, referees' reports, and emails of various types. Such repetition of similar types of exercises is perfect for revision purposes. English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises is designed for self-study and there is a key to all exercises. Most exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options, thus facilitating e-reading and rapid progress. The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes. The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to: English for Research: Usage, Style, and GrammarEnglish for Writing Research PapersEnglish for Academic Correspondence and Socializing Adrian Wallwork is the author of around 30 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students from 35 countries to write and present academic work |
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Education |
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Grammar, Comparative and general |
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Language and languages |
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Language Education |
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Grammar |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Springer eBooks |
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English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Language and languages.
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Grammar, Comparative and general.
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language (general communication)
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languages (study discipline)
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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English language -- Grammar
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exercise books.
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Problems and exercises
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Problems and exercises.
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Problèmes et exercices.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781461442899 |
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1461442893 |
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1461442885 |
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9781461442882 |
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9781283640282 |
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1283640287 |
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