Common Difficulties Encountered by Non-Native English Sp.pptVIP

Common Difficulties Encountered by Non-Native English Speakers (especially Chinese) Tense Problem: Chinese language does not have tenses We discussed this a little yesterday. In a scientific paper: Abstract: usually past tense, except introductory statement may be present tense Introduction: usually present tense Methods: past tense Results: past tense Discussion: present tense Subject-Verb Agreement For complicated sentences, remember to look for the subject, where ever it may be, and make the verb agree with the subject. Read the sentence without all the modifiers and clauses to help you