English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar


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A.Wallwork - English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar - 2013
as well as what strategies users exploit.
2
Neither of them functioned as required.
Both of them did not function as required.
3 We did not use both of them, just one of them. We did not use either of them, just
one of them.
4 There were no high scores in any of the tests. There were no high scores in all the tests.
13.4 although, even though versus even if
1.
Even if is only used for hypothetical situations, typically in second conditionals (
9.2
). Note also if does not exist.
2.
Even though and although have the same meaning. They are used to refer to real situations. They are generally found with present tenses. though means the same, but is not found at the beginning of a sentence in academic writing even though is generally found at the beginning of a sentence rather than the middle.
EVEN IF
EVEN THOUGH
1
Even if I was the President of the United States …
Even though researchers don’t earn much money, at least they get to travel a lot.
2
Even if the book were available in English (it is currently only in Spanish, nobody would read it.
Even though / Although the book is essentially for children, adults still love to read it.


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13.5 and, along with
1. Ina list of three items or more, put a comma before and – this signals to the reader that the and is introducing the last item.
2. When giving a list of items, use semicolons (or commas) to highlight what elements and joins together.
3. When you use and several times within the same phrase, consider either rephrasing the sentence. Alternatively, use along with or together
with to make your meaning clear.
4.
Along with is followed by a noun. It can be used at the beginning of sentence to mean in addition to (
13.2
). besides (
13.2
) has the same meaning and can be used with a noun or verb.

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