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Some nasty prepositional clauses are misused or overused, e.g. through, by, with, from, depending on … ‘by' may imply a causal relationship where in fact there was none. However, few people are aware of their proper use so the errors remain uncorrected even with the passage of time. Don’t worry, I will give you examples of their proper and improper uses below. The thing to do is either (a) get rid of them and use “to + verb” (as we did with ‘through’ in the last class), or (b) use them properly.
Fixing these problems will allow you to catch yourself when you notice you have written something like the following:
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Can you use prepositions correctly, compared to the average translator?
The incorrect prepositions are: (1) Through, (2) Through, (3) At, (4) is according to, (5) Through, (6) by
Preposition Quiz :
1) ___________ repetitive practice, I became more familiar with English verbs.
2) __________ practicing everyday, I learned my verbs.
3) ___________ school I learned English.
4) The kind of answer you will get _______________ who you ask, (depends on? According to?)
5) ____________ walking home everyday I get my get my daily exercise.
6) Creation of synergistic effects _____ networking with related institutions
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- Hence, the open portions 600 are processed on the first plating layer 100 of a region corresponding to the electronic part mounting region (C4) except for the other regions (x)
- Cellulose is the most common organic compound on Earth and is reproducible. There are no worries about cellulose becoming depleted, unlike petroleum or coal.(o)
- Other than in my major field of study I have an interest in astronomical observation. (o)
- Other than my excellent academic record in my major, I would like to emphasize my active personality. (x)
in addition to
- However, since the wires each have their own resistance values, the resistance is measured as a relatively small value other than 0 ohms. (o)
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At this point, distinguishing using from with eludes me. Just be careful here.
to treat using (o)
to treat with (o)
both are okay, but in some situations and unexplicably one or the other sounds more natural. Sorry I don't have a better explanation for this topic.
- in order to treat the hydrocarbons included in waste caustic soda using a wet air oxidation method (x)
in order to use the wet air oxidation method to treat the hydrocarbons included in waste caustic soda (o)
- A drain pump is used to discharge the oil through a discharge line. (o)
- Pharmaceutical manufacturers can induce their employees to voluntarily implement EBP using1 EBP training programs and incentives.
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.. Just rewrite as active voice, please! With is closest to ‘by using’ which indicates a means or a tool used to perform a job.
- The missions were changed with the enactment of a law that integrates all government- invested research institutions (o)
The expression with the enactment of a law is the equivalent to ‘by the enactment’. In fact, both have about 45,000,000 results on Google when placed in double quotes.
- The goal has not changed much but new areas of research emerge with changes in the national policy direction and related technologies.
when the national policy direction and related technologies change.