grammatical aspects of scientific writing (2012)

7/31/2019 Grammatical Aspects of Scientific Writing (2012)

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To produce a readable article, use wordseconomically by:

deleting uninformative words avoiding redundancy

replacing a phrase with a word

avoiding grandiloquence (getting to thepoint)

avoiding clichs and euphemisms


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Deleting Uninformative Words

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What I am trying to sayisthat in my opinion allstudents should, in the

final analysis, have theright to vote.

Students should have theright to vote.

As a matter of fact, there isno doubt thatstudents will

enlarge their vocabularyby memorizing interestingpoems.

Students will definitelyenlarge their vocabulary

by memorizing interestingpoems

The subjects are sufficientenough in number.

The subjects are sufficient.


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Replacing a Phrase With a

Word

Wordy Revised

The clown at the end of theline tried to sweep up the

spotlight.

The lastclown tried tosweep up the spotlight.

It was evident thatpoemsare an effective materialsfor improving pronunciation.

Poems are evidently aneffective materials forimproving pronunciation.

The students pronunciationwill improve in the eventthat they often practicereading poems aloud.

The studentspronunciation willimprove if they oftenpractice reading poemsaloud.


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Avoiding Grandiloquence

Wordy Revised

At this moment in time,students who arematriculating through high

school should beempowered to participate inthe voting process.

High school studentsshould have the right tovote.


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Avoiding Clichs and

Euphemisms

Wordy Revised

At this moment in time,students who arematriculating through high

school should beempowered to participate inthe voting process.

High school studentsshould have the right tovote.

It may seem reasonable tosuggest that a studentslaziness may possiblybe due to his lost of interestin the subject.

A students lost ofinterest may causelaziness.


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Using Synonyms

Wordy Revised

The students demonstrateda clearinterest to usingsongs. After being taught

ten songs they showed clearenrichment in vocabulary

This is a clearachievementin vocabulary teaching.

The studentsdemonstrated a clearinterest to using songs.

After being taught tensongs they showedapparentenrichment invocabulary This is astriking achievement invocabulary teaching.


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3. The reason that Nancy was not able to

be in attendance at the badminton gamewas because she accompanied her motherat the hospital .

Because she accompanied her mother atthe hospital, Nancy was not at thebadminton game .

4. As a matter of fact, curiosity and the

willingness to work hard are essential for

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