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Having analysed the ‸most commonest English errors made in over 600 academic
papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve
Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifi cally for the native chinese
‸Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed:
Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided by ‸into three main
sections. The fi rst section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions,
and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems
of word choice. In additional ‸In addition to helping the reader fi nding ‸fi nd the
right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third sec-
tion covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, like ‸such as
using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and fi gures,
and selecting among various English date and time phrases.
Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where contents
‸content and ideas—not language mistakes—speak the loudest.
Steve Hart is an academic English tutor and dissertation supervisor at a higher
education institution in Cambridge, England. He has been editing and
proofreading for international academics and graduate students since 2005.
He has co-authored undergraduate English textbooks and written two practical
grammar guides for university students.
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English Exposed
English Exposed
Common Mistakes Made by Chinese
Speakers
Steve Hart
Hong Kong University Press
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
www.hkupress.org
© 2017 Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 978-988-8390-75-5 (Paperback)
All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or
any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the
publisher.
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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 Tables
18. Spelling and Typos
19. Punctuation
20. Referencing
Appendix: Irregular Verbs
Answers
Index
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