English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar

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

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On the average
definite article ( the ) and zero article with months, years, decades and centuries
YES NO 1 Work began in July

YES
NO
1 Almost 80% of scientific papers are published in English. Almost the 80% of scientific papers are published in English.
1 More than half of the patients were infected with HIV. More than the half of the patients were infected with HIV.
2 Seethe table in Section 2. Seethe table in the Section 2.
2 We weighed Sample 1 and Sample 2 see Figure 3). We weighed the Sample 1 and the
Sample 2 (see the Figure 3 ).
2 Details can be found in Schedule 2. Details can be found in the Schedule
2.
3 The sample weighed 3 kg / three
kilos. The sample weighed the 3 kg / the
three kilos .
4
On average , debt rises by about
$400 a month.
On the average , debt rises by about
$400 a month.
5 Gold is sold by the ounce while coal sells by the ton . Gold is sold by ounce while coal sells by ton .
6 Values must not go over a 90% threshold. This means that any values that go over the 90% threshold are not considered.

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definite article ( the ) and zero article with months, years,
decades and centuries
1. Use the zero article (
5
) before months (e.g. July, August ) and years
(e.g. 1992, 2013, 2024).
2. Use the definite article (
4
) to refer to decades and centuries.
YES
NO
1 Work began in July and is only expected to end in 2030 . Work began in the July and is only expected to end in the 2030 .
2 Research on this topic started in
the late 1990s . Research on this topic started in late
1990s .
2
The twenty- first century / The

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