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Author Hart, Steve (Academic proofreader), author.

Title English exposed : common mistakes made by Chinese speakers / Steve Hart.

Publication Info. Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017.
Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF (ix, 218 pages))
Chinese language
text file
Note Includes index.
Summary Having analyzed the most common English errors made in more than 600 academic papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifically for the native Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided into three main sections. The first section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions, and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems of word choice. In addition to helping the reader find the right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third section covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, such as using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and figures, and selecting among various English date and time phrases. Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where content and ideas--not language mistakes--speak the loudest.
Contents Preface; About the Author; Part A: Classes ... to recognize; 1. Countable and Uncountable Nouns; 2. Articles; 3. Pronouns and Quantifiers; 4. Subject and Verb; 5. Verbs and Tenses; 6. Modals; 7. Prepositions and Particles; 8. Adjectives and Adverbs; 9. Possession and Compounds; 10. Clauses and Other Structures; Part B: Choices ... to remember; 11. Noun-Adjective-Verb Confusion; 12. Selecting the Correct Word; 13. Selecting the Correct Style; Part C: Components ... to review; 14. Regions and Countries; 15. Dates and Time Expressions; 16. Numbers and Percentages.
17. Figures and Tables18. Spelling and Typos; 19. Punctuation; 20. Referencing; Appendix: Irregular Verbs; Answers; Index.
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Subject English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- Chinese.
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language -- Grammar -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Chinese speakers.
English language -- Grammar -- Study and teaching (Higher)
English language -- Grammar.
English language -- Errors of usage.
English language -- Errors of usage.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Textbooks -- for Chinese speakers.
Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Other Form: Print version: 9789888390755
ISBN 9789888390465 (electronic book)
9888390465 (electronic book)
9789888390755