Today, Bian Xiao has compiled six tips for you to help you make your paper more accurate and concise in your writing. I hope it will be useful to you.
Don't use this alone
When the reporter wrote this report, he didn't know that the driver had left the scene of a serious accident. This has created an unfortunate situation.
Look at this sentence. Can you see what this means? It can be understood as "this reporter was careless" or "the driver's escape behavior" So how should we avoid this ambiguity? The answer is not to use this alone, but to match a noun it refers to.
If this means "reporter's carelessness", replace it with "lack of consciousness …"
If this refers to "the driver's escape behavior", replace it with "this driver's behavior ..."
Use i.e. and e.g. as little as possible.
I suggest that we only focus on one area of interest, that is, pollution.
Seeing this sentence, we may generally think of two different understandings:
I suggest that we only focus on one area of interest, which is pollution.
I suggest that we only focus on one area of interest, such as pollution.
But which one is it? Actually:
It's short for Latin id est, which means that it is (that is).
For example, it is the abbreviation of Latin exempli gratia, which means for example.
Since it is easy to be misunderstood, try not to use it in writing, but use "that is" and "such as".
Pay attention to the ambiguity caused by multiple phrases
Dave is making a project plan. ? He will send it to you for proofreading before April 1 day.
Look at this sentence. April 1 Who will do what? It can be understood as Dave sending you the project book, or it can be understood as you modifying the project plan.
Dave is making a project plan. He will send it to you. Please proofread before April1ST.
Dave is making a project plan. He will send it to you before April 1 day so that you can proofread it.
Don't confuse singular and plural pronouns.
In order to express clearly, make sure that they, theirs and ours refer to plural things. If not, you'd better rewrite this sentence.
Misexpression:
Every guest has a guidebook on his desk. They include trips.
What do they mean? They are used to confuse the number of pronouns.
Correct expression:
Every guest has a guidebook on his desk. The guidebook includes the itinerary.
There is a guidebook on each guest's desk, including the itinerary.
Avoid weak logic statements.
Your sentence should support the argument of your article, be concise and logical, and don't write a generally accepted point of view that doesn't need argumentation.
For example, don't write: glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate.
Instead, you can write that glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate due to human activities.
This sentence States an argument, and the support point will make your argument more rigorous.
Avoid dogmatic tone.
Dogmatic claims are those that state your views in an conceited way.
For example:
Although the business model will ultimately promote the sustainability of the project, what about the curriculum objectives? Must? Become a factor to promote the planning experience.
The use of the word "must" in this sentence gives people a sense of command, which is a dogmatic tone and should be avoided in writing.
It should be written as follows: Although the business model will ultimately drive the sustainability of a project, what is the current goal? Should? Become a factor to promote the planning experience.
The "must" in the above sentence was replaced by "should", and the dogmatic imperative tone became an implied tone, which would be much better.
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