錯誤Sleep deprivation clearly effected the patients’ overall well-being. 正確Sleep deprivation clearly affected the patients’ overall well-being.
錯誤The affect of exercise on depression is not clearly understood. 正確The effect of exercise on depression is not clearly understood.
2. Then vs. than
作為連接詞或介系詞的“than”用於比較,而“then”是副詞,表示在那時或隨後。
錯誤The effect of exercise on depression is less obvious then that of medication. 正確The effect of exercise on depression is less obvious than that of medication. 正確Patients were debriefed, and then asked to fill in a questionnaire.
錯誤Our approach is based on the scientific principals of behavioral analysis. 正確Our approach is based on the scientific principles of behavioral analysis. 正確The principal idea of our approach is that early socialization affects behavior.
錯誤Patients should be adviced against smoking after cancer treatment 正確Patients should be advised against smoking after cancer treatment. 正確Our advice to patients after cancer treatment is to stop smoking.
錯誤Subjects were called back after 2 weeks, accept for those who had dropped out. 正確Subjects were called back after 2 weeks, except for those who had dropped out. 正確Smoking is widely accepted as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
錯誤TMS has emerged as an alternate treatment option for anxiety. 正確TMS has emerged as an alternative treatment option for anxiety. 正確We explored the role of alternate care sites in responsiveness to COVID-19.
正確Many recent studies have adopted a similar cross-sectional design. 正確We adapted the usual clinical design to better reflect patient characteristics.
8. Access vs. assess
“access”意為進入某地、接近或抓住某物,而“assess”意為評價、決定或判斷。
錯誤The aim of this study was to access the clinical outcomes of the seton procedure. 正確The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of the seton procedure. 正確Author KA was granted access to patient data by the hospital ethics committee.
第一條規則是在比較兩個元素時,應當使用“between”;而在比較兩個以上元素時,應當使用“among”。雖然這條規則使得人們通常能夠正確選詞,但它可能會導致“過度校正”,導致語言表達出現尷尬的情況。因此,就出現了第二條規則,即只要所有元素都是獨立且不同的,就都可以使用“between”,無論元素數量是否超過兩個。例如,你可以在雞蛋和麥片這兩者之間做出選擇“between eggs and cereals”,也可以在雞蛋、麥片和吐司三者之間選擇“between eggs, cereals, and toast”。
相比之下,“among”用指不那麼明顯區分開來的人或事物,而且他們或它們被視為一個群體而非單獨或獨立的元素時。例如,意大利和丹麥之間的談判“between Italy and Denmark”,這時強調的是兩個不同國家之間的事情,歐盟成員國之間的談判“among the EU member states”,這時強調的是一個集團群體,而非兩個或幾個元素之間的關係。另一個例子,“You share secrets between friends (from person to person) but you feel comfortable with or among your friends. ”這句話的意思是,你在朋友之間(強調人與人之間的關係)分享秘密;你和朋友在一起時或在朋友之間相處時感覺很舒服(不強調個體之間的關係)。
正確MoO3 showed the best performance among the investigated HDO catalysts. 正確There was no behavioral difference between the test and the control group.
錯誤The number of literatures included in this meta-analysis is enormous. 正確The amount of literature included in this meta-analysis is enormous. 正確The number of earlier studies on this topic is low.
錯誤Changes were determinated using a computer-controlled spectrophotometer. 正確Changes were determined using a computer-controlled spectrophotometer.
錯誤Protein instableness is a common issue in protein pharmaceuticals. 正確Protein instability is a common issue in protein pharmaceuticals. 錯誤We assessed sources of diagnostic inaccurateness of cardiac markers. 正確We assessed sources of diagnostic inaccuracy of cardiac markers.
錯誤 Patients underwent dizziness and worsening symptoms. 正確Patients experienced dizziness and reported worsening symptoms. 正確Patients presented with dizziness and showed worsening symptoms over time. 錯誤Patients underwent a questionnaire after the experiment. 正確Patients filled in a questionnaire after the experiment. 錯誤Patients succeeded complete remission. 正確Patients achieved complete remission. 錯誤The difference between groups was obtained with one-way ANOVA. 正確The difference between groups was assessed with one-way ANOVA.
在語法檢查中,需要確保在表述“誰做了什麼”時,句子的主語和動詞在語意和語法上均匹配正確。
錯誤Patients performed liver biopsy. 正確Patients underwent liver biopsy. 正確 Two experienced surgeons performed liver biopsy.
另外,還需要注意人與事物之間的區別,因為某些動詞只能與其中一種相配使用。
錯誤The study was not able to analyze age differences, due to its design. 正確We were not able to analyze age differences, due to the design of our study.
錯誤PET alone was not able to diagnose our patients. 正確We were not able to diagnose our patients using PET alone.