我們修正的英文錯誤 - 華樂絲學術英文編修 – WALLACE | 華樂絲學術英文編修 – WALLACE

我們如何修正英文文法及句子的錯誤

我們的英文編修師能將您的學術論文修改得更清楚易懂,替換不適當的辭彙,也修正拼字與文法上的錯誤。為了改進您稿件的組織性及清晰度,有必要時我們也會改變句子的順序。

學術期刊論文需要重大修改或被期刊拒絕的理由

  • Poor writing style and use of English

  • Subject of little novel interest or not generally applicable

  • Authors did not follow manuscript instructions

  • Poor quality supporting figures

  • Not enough contribution to field

  • Faulty methodology

  • Outside the scope of journal

  • Poor written discussion

  • Inadequate references

  • Title not representative of study

Poor writing style and use of English

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Subject of little novel interest or not generally applicable

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Authors did not follow manuscript instructions

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Poor quality supporting figures

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Not enough contribution to field

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以下是根據期刊編修和審閱員的評語,迫使期刊論文被要求修改或退件的英文寫作錯誤

  • Redundancy

  • Verb Tense

  • Passive Voice Errors

  • Weak Verbs

  • Verb Agreement

  • Omitting Comparisons

  • Clear Pronouns

  • Poor written discussion

  • "It" and "There"

  • Noun Verb issues

    以上資料是從175位審閱員(Reviewer)及編修們在三年期間的評語抽樣而成的。每位作者的錯誤會有所不同。

Redundancy

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Verb Tense

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Passive Voice Errors

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Weak Verbs

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Verb Agreement

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我們修改英文文法,包括名詞與動詞使用的問題(強勢與弱勢的動詞、動詞形態、動詞/主詞相通)、澄清代名詞、修改並刪除冗詞贅句。我們的英文母語編修師也會建議可代替的英文單字或是提醒您將句子從被動語態改成主動語態。

我們的編修師能將您的學術論文修改得更清楚易懂,替換不適當的辭彙,也修正拼字與文法上的錯誤。為了改進您稿子的組織性及清晰度,有必要時我們也會改變句子的順序。我們將需要修改的部分清楚的標明出來供您參考,您可自行決定是否接受我們做的改變。



  • 語態修正 - Voice corrections

  • 使用過多名詞而非動詞 - Noun to verb change corrections

  • 使用強勢動詞 - Creating strong verbs

  • 避免過度使用 - Avoid starting sentences with the words, "It" and "There"

  • 正確的使用代名詞 - Use pronouns clearly (they, which, them, this, it, he, she, etc.)

  • 刪除多餘和無用的詞句 - Deleting redundancy and extra words (while maintaining the author's meaning)

  • 動詞時態變化 - Verb tense change within a sentence

  • 不完整的對照比較 - Omitting comparisons

  • 主詞和動詞一致性 - Subject–verb agreement

Voice corrections

語態修正

"Generally, I think you could improve the whole paper by using more active voice sentences. It will improve the flow and allow the reader to follow your meaning." - 1st Reviewer, Journal of Hydrology

Original 原句

Identification of poor food, bad housing, inadequate hygiene and large families as the major causes of poverty was made by Jones (2005).

Modified 修正後

Jones (2005) identifies poor food, bad housing, inadequate hygiene and large families as the major causes of poverty.

Original 原句

Consideration of whether countries work well on cross-border issues such as immigration is undertaken by Raul (2007).

Modified 修正後

Raul (2007) considers whether countries work well on cross-border issues such as immigration.

Noun to verb change corrections

使用過多名詞而非動詞

"It seems that many of your errors come from your using nouns instead of verbs. This makes your sentence longer because you need additional "meaningless" verbs to complete your sentences." - Associate Editor, Journal of Retailing

Original 原句

Enumeration of three reasons why the English language has become so important was made by Thompson (2006).

Modified 修正後

Thompson (2006) enumerates three reasons why the English language has become so important.

Original 原句

Discussion of the challenges and strategies for facilitation and promotion of ERP is performed by Smith (2007).

Modified 修正後

Smith (2007) discusses the challenges and strategies for facilitating and promoting ERP.

Creating strong verbs

使用強勢動詞

"Another suggestion for your paper is to find a native editor to help you with your verb use. Strong verbs move sentences. Helping verbs often confuse the reader in your technical descriptions." - Reviewer, Journal of Technology Management

Original 原句

Smith (2003) asks the questions as to whether conventional methods are the best environment for execution.

Modified 修正後

Smith (2003) questions whether conventional methods are the best environment for execution.

Original 原句

Smith (2008) makes use of examples of these various techniques as evidence that innovation continues.

Modified 修正後

Smith (2008) uses examples of these various techniques as evidence that innovation continues.

Avoid starting sentences with the words, "It" and "There"

避免過度使用"It" and "There"

"Your sentences are too long, especially your methods section! Try cutting them into individual units of complete thought instead of stringing together thoughts without stopping for breath." – Reviewer, Journal of Water Resource Management

Original 原句

It was vital that quantitative measures would usefully supplement and extend the qualitative analysis.

Modified 修正後

Quantitative measures must usefully supplement and extend qualitative analysis.

Original 原句

It is necessary that the best method to adopt for this investigation was to determined by the committee.

Modified 修正後

The committee must decide the best method to adopt for this investigation.

Use pronouns clearly
(they, which, them, this, it, he, she, etc.)

正確的使用代名詞

"Line 12 on page 3 of your paper is an example of your ongoing problem using pronouns clearly. There are at least 3 different nouns "it" could refer to. You must make your pronoun references clear!" - 3rd Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging

Original 原句

A case study approach was chosen, this allowed a closer observation of a single specimen.

Modified 修正後

A case study approach was chosen to allow a closer observation of a single specimen.

Original 原句

In most recent studies, they measure X in four different ways.

Modified 修正後

In most recent studies, X is measured in four different ways.

Deleting redundancy and extra words
(while maintaining the author's meaning)

刪除多餘和無用的詞句

"The whole paper should be shorter. I am confident that you could say everything you need to in 30% less space." – Reviewer, IEEE Journal of Engineering Management

Original 原句

It may be said that there are not fewer than one explanation which could explain this result.

Modified 修正後

There are several possible explanations for this result.

Original 原句

The current study was unable, insofar as we could determine, to analyze these variables.

Modified 修正後

The current study was unable to analyze these variables.

Verb tense change within a sentence

動詞時態變化

"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

Original 原句

All studies described as using the X procedure are included in the analysis.

Modified 修正後

All studies described as using the X procedure were included in the analysis.

Original 原句

X will be synthesized using the same method that was detailed for Y, using CO2

Modified 修正後

X was synthesized using the same method that was detailed for Y, using CO2.

Omitting comparisons

不完整的對照比較

"Line 20 of page 2 should read, 'The finance department focuses on profits more than their department does.'" - 1st Reviewer, Finance Review

Original 原句

Country A funds high tech innovation more than Country B.

Modified 修正後

Country A funds high tech innovation more than Country B does.

Original 原句

The device formulated in this experiment has higher luminance.

Modified 修正後

The device formulated in this experiment has higher luminance than conventional models.

Subject-Verb Agreement

主詞和動詞一致性

"Read the submission guidelines! English should be checked first! There are many basic errors that should have been corrected throughout this paper." - Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Original 原句

This paper seek to address the following questions:

Modified 修正後

This paper seeks to address the following questions:

Original 原句

However, there have been no controlled studies which compare difference in X and Y.

Modified 修正後

However, there have been no controlled studies which compare differences in X and Y.

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