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How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - Enago Academy

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How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - Enago Academy

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  1. How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing? EnagoAcademy is here to answer all your questions related to academic research and publishing.

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  4. 8/30/2018 How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - EnagoAcademy HowtoAvoidPhrasalVerbsinAcademic Writing Last updated Aug 20,2018 Youusephrasalverbsdailywhilespeaking.Aphrasalverbisactuallyaverbmadeupoftwoormorewords:the main verb with an adverb or preposition, or both. Using these words in combination gives them a meaning differentfromthatoftheindividualwordsused.Thismakesthemdifkcultfornon-nativeEnglishspeakersto understand. Forexample,theword“carry”means“totakeorbearsomethingfromoneplacetoanother.”Whiletheword“out” has multiple meanings including “moving away from a particular place; situated a particular distance from somewhere;revealed;knished.”However,whenusedincombination,“carryout”isaphrasalverbwhichmeans“to performortoaccomplish.” Using Phrasal Verbs in AcademicWriting https://www.enago.com/academy/how-to-avoid-phrasal-verbs-in-academic-writing/

  5. 8/30/2018 How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - EnagoAcademy Although phrasal verbs are acceptable in spoken English, they are frequently considered too informal for academicwriting.Furthermore,phrasalverbsoftenhavemultiplemeanings.Youraimistowriteyourpaperina simplelanguagethatmakesyourworkclearandconcise.Itisthereforerecommendedthatyoureplacephrasal verbswithformalone-wordalternatives.  “Themostvaluableofalltalentsisthatofneverusingtwowordswhenonewilldo.” —Thomas Jefferson Types of PhrasalVerbs Afurtherdistinctionismadebetweenintransitivephrasalverbs(theyhavenoobject)andtransitivephrasalverbs (theydohaveanobject).Forexample: intransitive:They“setout”toprovethat… transitive:This“setsoff”thereaction… Incontrasttotransitiveverbs,theverbandadverbcanbeseparatedinthesentencewhenusingintransitive phrasalverbs,forexample: This“sets”thereaction“off.” Multiple Meanings ofPhrasal Verbs Asmentionedabove,phrasalverbscanhaveseveralmeanings.Therefore,usingtheminyouracademicwriting maymakethemeaningofyoursentenceunclear.Lookattheuseofthephrasalverb“cutout”inthisexample: Theseresultssuggestthatitwouldbebesttocutoutsugarfromone’sdiet. “Cutout”hasmanymeaningsdependingonthecontextofthesentenceinwhichitisused.Someofthemeanings are asfollows: Delete or remove (e.g., The irrelevant paragraph was cut out) Shapebycutting(e.g.,TheDNAmodelwascutoutusingscissors) Suitorequip(e.g.,Shewasnotcutoutforthetask) Ceaseoperating(e.g.,Theenginecutout) Exclude(e.g.,Group2hadsugarcutoutoftheirdiet)  https://www.enago.com/academy/how-to-avoid-phrasal-verbs-in-academic-writing/

  6. 8/30/2018 How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - EnagoAcademy Therefore,aone-wordalternativeisnecessarytoensurethereaderunderstandsthetruemeaningofyour sentence.Theabovesentencewouldbeclearerandmoreformalifwrittenasfollows: Theseresultssuggestthatitwouldbebesttoexcludesugarfromone’sdiet. Phrasal Verbs You Should Avoid inAcademic Writing Somephrasalverbsaretooinformalforyourresearchpaperorreport.Followingarefewexamplesof suchunsuitablephrasalverbs.Thesingleverbsthatcanreplacethesephrasalverbshavebeenincludedwithin brackets:  Lots of(numerous) Getup(riseorincrease) Put into (contribute) Find out (discover) Looked at (discovered) Got together(merged) Accounted for(explained) Brought about(caused) Cutout(deleted,cleaved,suited) Acceptable Phrasal Verbs in AcademicWriting Asalways,thereareexceptions.Therearesomeacceptableandcommonlyusedphrasalverbsthatyoucanuse whenwritingyouracademicreport.Someexamplesaregivenbelowinboldtypeface: Thisexperimentconsistsofthree… Wecarriedoutanexperiment… AsdiscussedbyJonesetal.,… https://www.enago.com/academy/how-to-avoid-phrasal-verbs-in-academic-writing/

  7. How to Avoid Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing - EnagoAcademy Theserecommendationsarebasedon… Eachtestwassubjectedto… 8/30/2018 Haveyoucomeacrossphrasalverbswhilereadingjournalarticles?Didtheyobscuretheintendedmessageofthe author?Pleasetellusyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelow. If you have any questions related to scientific editing services or manuscript services of Enago, please contact - orders@enago.com. REPORTING RESEARCH PUBLISHING RESEARCH IMPORTANT LINKS OUR SERVICES ABOUTUS EnglishEditingContactUs GLOBAL ENAGO Language& Grammar Selecting Journals PhDs & PostdocsSer vices GuestContributor Product & Ser vice Copy Editing ReviewsServices AboutEnago Academy Journal Guidelines Submitting Manuscripts Substantive Editing Services Ask aQuestion! Manuscripts& Grants Understanding Reviews Publication SupportServices Reference Management Understanding Ethics Proofreading Services Figures &Tables Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and sharetheirexperienceaboutresearchandpublishing. Enago AcademyalsoconductsworkshopsprimarilyforESLauthors,early- stageresearchers,andgraduatestudents.Ouradvancedworkshopmodulescatertotheneedsofresearcherswhowanttoknow moreabouttheissuespertinenttosuccessfulpublication.ReadMore Copyright © - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | PrivacyPolicy | Terms & Conditions| ContactUs https://www.enago.com/academy/how-to-avoid-phrasal-verbs-in-academic-writing/

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