English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar

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A.Wallwork - English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar - 2013

YES NO 1 This would involve the following This would involve the following • acquiring

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bullets consistency and avoiding redundancy
Within the same list or set of bullets. Always begin with the same grammatical form. Use an introductory phrase that can always be followed by the same grammatical type preferably an infinitive or a gerund.
2. Use the same style of punctuation and capitalization (there are no standards for this.
3. Avoid repeating unnecessary words.
YES
NO
1 This would involve the following This would involve the following
•
acquiring information on …
•
u nderstanding the importance of
…
• h ighlighting any deficiencies in …
• t he acquisition of information on …
•
u nderstanding the importance of …
•
a n ability to highlight any deficiencies in … All the bullets are -ing forms.
1 These data are used to These data are used
•
acquire information on …
• u nderstand the importance of …
• highlight any deficiencies in …
•
f or the acquisition of information on
…
• t o understand the importance of …
•
f or highlighting any deficiencies in … All the bullets are in the infinitive form.
2 There are three ways to learn English There are three ways to learn English
–
fi nd a good teacher
–
buy DVDs and learn at home
–
marry a native English speaking person
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fi nd a good teacher,
–
Buy DVDs and learn at home
–
Marry a native English speaking person The first word of each bullet is in lowercase the decomposition into individual
modules :
… the decomposition into individual
modules :
• Settings Input
• Platform Input
• Engine
• Settings Input module
• Platform Input module
• Engine
module

A. Wallwork, English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar,
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1593-0_26, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

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