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主语与谓语

在英文的写作中,主语与谓语的选择十分重要。读者希望主语与描述动作的谓语位置相近。然而,很多作者却在主谓语之间插入了过多成分去描述主语。此时,读者可能看到动词却会忘了主语。如此一来,读者为了理解句意,就不得不重读这句话。然而,读者读一遍就应该理解你表达的意思。为了提高文章的可读性,请尽量让主语与谓语保持一致。

例子:

Good: The patient's liver readings [s] had increased [v] by 50% at 48 hours after exposure to the virus

Bad: The patient's liver readings [s] at 48 hours after exposure to the virus had increased [v] by 50%.

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