Nine Errors that Cause Chinese Research Papers to be Rej.ppt

What is a more precise word? suitable appropriate, adequate What is a more precise word? tries attempts, aims, aspires What is a more precise word? usually normally, typically, generally What is a more precise word? very highly, rather, quite, extremely What is a more precise word? whole complete, entire, comprehensive What is a more precise word? make clear elucidate, clarify Verb tense “Your discussion section changes verb tense often. Sometimes you change several times within a sentence. It makes it difficult to understand what has been done and what you are still planning to do” – Reviewer, IEEE Signal Processing Letters How would you change this sentence? All studies described as using the X procedure are included in the analysis. All studies described as using the X procedure were included in the analysis. How would you change this sentence? X will be synthesized using the same method that was detailed for Y, using CO2 X was synthesized using the same method that was detailed for Y, using CO2. How would you change this sentence? “Concentrations of these compounds show no dependence on temperature and remained at a stable level…” “Concentrations of these compounds showed no dependence on temperature and remained at a stable level…”. Which tense should you use? Use past tense to describe methods and results Use present tense to describe facts and the implications of your findings Use the future tense rarely Omitting comparisons “Line 20 of page 2 should read, ‘The finance department focuses on profits more than the accounting department does.’” -1st Reviewer, Finance Review How would you change this sentence? The finance department focuses on profits more than the accounting department. The finance department focuses on profits more than the accounting department does. How would you change this sentence? Country A funds high tech innovation more than Country B. Country A funds high tech innovation more than Country B