Having analysed the most common English errors made in over 600 academic papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifically for the native Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided into three main sections. The first section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions, and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems of word choice. In addition to helping the reader find the right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third section covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, such as using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and figures, and selecting among various English date and time phrases.
Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where content and ideas—not language mistakes—speak the loudest.
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Steve Hart is an academic English tutor and dissertation supervisor at a higher education institution in Cambridge, England. He has been editing and proofreading for international academics and graduate students since 2005. He has co-authored undergraduate English textbooks and written two practical grammar guides for university students.
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English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers
Steve Hart
Content
Preface
About the Author
Part A: Classes . . . to recognize
1. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
2. Articles
3. Pronouns and Quantifiers
4. Subject and Verb
5. Verbs and Tenses
6. Modals
7. Prepositions and Particles
8. Adjectives and Adverbs
9. Possession and Compounds
10. Clauses and Other Structures
Part B: Choices . . . to remember
11. Noun-Adjective-Verb Confusion
12. Selecting the Correct Word
13. Selecting the Correct Style
Part C: Components . . . to review
14. Regions and Countries
15. Dates and Time Expressions
16. Numbers and Percentages
17. Figures and Tables
18. Spelling and Typos
19. Punctuation
20. Referencing
Appendix: Irregular Verbs
Answers
Index
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