Learning correct English grammar should help you correct many common grammatical mistakes in your writing. But as a researcher, you are unlikely to consult grammar books in detail. But please don't be misled by the title of studying English: usage, style and grammar. Its content is not about grammar, but about 2000 common grammar mistakes in writing and how to avoid making them.

Wallwork's book should be one of the books especially suitable for readers of this blog. Its target audience includes "all scientific research authors who write research papers, whose first language is not English, need guidance from others in grammar, usage and style of academic English, and their English level is above the intermediate level". The content of this book comes from the author's own experience (including correcting the language usage of research papers and reading hundreds of letters of recommendation), so he knows all about the English usage that reviewers and reviewers think is a mistake in the manuscript.

This book contains many practical examples, one of which is as follows: The author suggests using Google Academic to search in order to confirm whether a word or phrase is used correctly or whether a particular sentence structure is acceptable. He also provided this convenient technique: "Limit the search scope to articles written by English-speaking authors, that is, fill in' Smith' in the' author' search column, because that is the most common English surname and the surname of thousands of researchers."

This book is easy to read, and the arrangement of contents is particularly convenient for readers. Every topic (the use of articles and tenses, etc. ) provides a clear and concise discussion, numbering guide and related examples. Examples are contained in a two-column table: the correct usage is shown in the left column, and the common mistakes or expressions that are usually not accepted are shown in the right column. The exact titles of the left and right columns vary with their contents, including "Yes" and "No"; "Yes (almost all cases)" and "Yes (only some cases)"; "One/One" and "The"; "generally accepted usage" and "usage that may be accepted by the scientific community" and so on. There is a comprehensive index at the end of the book to help readers quickly find and affirm whether a certain usage method or style is correct.

In a word, when you write and revise English papers, you can take this book with you for reference. If you are interested, there is also a supporting book that can provide you with practical exercises.