Written English : a guide for electrical and electronic students and engineers /: a guide for electrical and electronic students and engineers. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Hart.
• Authors: Hart, Steve
• Contents: GRAMMAR Nouns; Noun formation; Countable and uncountable nouns; Compounds Articles; The definite article; The indefinite and zero articles; Proper nouns; Fixed phrases; Omitting the article; Example errors Pronouns and quantifiers; Personal pronouns; The 'of' phrase; Example errors Subject/verb agreement; Identifying the subject; Using two subjects; Singular or plural form?; Words of quantity; Uncountable nouns Verbals ; Choosing the -ing form; Present and past participles; Choosing the infinitive; Selected samples The verb ‘to be’ ; Confusion with 'being'; Confusion between has been / was Modal verbs ; Golden rule; Questions Phrasal verbs ; A few examples; Position of the particle; Types of errors Adjectives and adverbs ; Adjective / adverb comparisons; Adverb placement; Comparatives and superlatives; The past participle; Excessive adjectives; Example errors Prepositions ; Prepositional phrases (at, to, with, of, by, for, on, in) Clauses ; Types of clause; Conjunctions; Conditional clauses; Comparative construction; Only; Example errors Prefixes ; Forms and errors; Hyphens and prefixes STYLE AND PUNCTUATION Style: Clarity and brevity ; Redundant and unnecessary terms; Position of the subject; Of; Conjunctions; Using lists Style: Voice and verb choice ; Tense; Merits of both voices; Nominalization; Verb strength Tense; Changing tenses; Tense selection; Future events Time and duration; Opening statements; Time expressions Titles ; Titles of the paper; Titles of chapters and figures Spelling form ; Differences between AE and BE Capitalization ; General principles Colons, parentheses, dashes ; Colons and semicolons; Horizontal lines; Parentheses; Apostrophes DATA AND REFERENCING Figures and tables ; Using figures; Using tables; Permissions; The grammar of figures and tables Numbers and units; SI units; Punctuation and spacing; Style; Position of the number; Percentages; Errors Equations ; Formatting; Terminology; Further suggestions; Example errors Referencing; The number system; Reference list (bibliography) A–Z LIST OF ERRORS Absorption – commutate; Compete – efficient; Electrical – lack; Lifetime – rely; Resonance – strengths and weaknesses; Survey – worth INDEX
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 428.240246; English language -- Technical English; English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers; Technology -- Terminology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498739634
• Related ISBNs: 9781498739627
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.