文档介绍：SCI英文论文写作常见语法错误
"And" / "or"
In a list of treatments, use "or" rather than "and"
Wrong = After incubation over ni meaning "but" or "leaving out." Except can also be a verb meaning "to leave out."
As verbs, accept and except are nearly antonyms, so the difference is important!
Examples: He accepted the gift. (He received it.)
He excepted the twins. (He did not include them.)
Everyone except Bill. (All but Bill.)
. vs .
. is a way of saying "in other words"
. is a way of saying "for example"
There, Their and The're
There = a position. There it is. Can also be a pronoun = There is a likelihood of success.
Their = belonging to. Their hands are cold
The're = They are. The're over here.
Dangling Participle
Occurs when a phrase is not intended to modify what follows next in the sentence
Wrong = After rotting in the cellar for weeks, my brother broght up some oranges
Right = My brother broght up some oranges which had been rotting in the cellar for weeks,
Its or It's?
Its is the possessive pronoun; it modifies a noun.
It's is a contraction of "it is" or "it has".
Incorrect: The mother cat carried it's kitten in it's mouth. (Possessive pronoun, no apostrophe)
Correct: The mother cat carried its kitten in its mouth.
Correct: I think it's going to rain today. (Contraction of it is)
To test which to use, say the sentence with the words "it is" in it. If that sounds strange, then "its" is likely the better choice
Misconnecting verb s
Wrong = We should try and change the law
Right = We should try to change the law
A or An ?
The article a is used before consonant sounds; an is used before vowel sounds.
Words beginning with h, o and u sometimes begin with a vowel sound, sometimes a consonant sound.
Consonant Sound: a heroic couplet (h sound)
a once-happy lover (w sound)
a universal problem (y sound)
Vowel Sound: an honest man (no h sound)
an only child (o sound)
an unusual insect (u sound)
Between or Among
Between is with t