科技英语再写作语法错误举例.pptVIP

科技英语写作语法错误举例 from: The ACS Style Guide, Chapter 2 1?????? Subject-Verb Agreements 例1 Application of this technique to studies on phytoplankton biomass and its environments are described. [说明] The subject is “application”, which is singular. Application of this technique to … is described. Sometimes, two singular subjects joined by “and” cause this error. 例2 Growth and isolation of M13 virus was described →Growth and isolation of M13 virus were described. Exception: A subject that is plural in form but singular in effect takes a singular verb. 例3 The