English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar



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A.Wallwork - English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar - 2013
ZERO ARTICLE
THE
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Italians do it better than
Americans .
The English are not as tall as the
Portuguese .
2
The English are not as tall as the
Portuguese or the Italians .
3,1
Chinese people are not as tall as Japanese people .
The Chinese are famous for their culture.
4 We have offices in France,
Spain and Italy . We have offices in the UK and the USA,
France, Spain and Italy .
5
The English of this paper needs to be revised.
English is not an easy language to learn.


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5.4 zero article and the: contradictory usage in scientific
English
The second column in the table below lists some occasions where the normal rules of the use of articles in English have apparently been broken but are nevertheless frequently found in research papers written by native speakers.
NORMAL ACCEPTED USAGE
ALSO POSSIBLE IN SCIENCE
After the incubation , all complexes were analyzed on 0.8% agarose gels and electrophoresed in TBE. After incubation , the number of bacteria was determined by a direct count.
The inhibition of this enzyme is thought to be responsible for the cytotoxicity of …
Inhibition of this enzyme by analogous chemical compounds has been found to decrease the proliferation of P. falciparum. At present, the annotation of the proteins of A. gambiae is preliminary.
Annotation of the proteins of these new genomes can be transferred to closely related genomes. Title The effects of salinity on dry matter partitioning and fruit growth in
tomatoes grown in nutrient film culture. Title Fruit Yield and Quality in Tomato Title Occurrence of fl avonols in

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