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非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之一：贅字(Wordiness)

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非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之一：贅字(Wordiness)

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #1: Wordiness
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之一：贅字(Wordiness)

Wordiness comes in my forms, but, generally innon-native writers of English, it occurs when they use too many words, belabora point, or are simply redundant in their writing.
就非英文母語人士而言，「贅字」常發生在使用太多的字彙、過度闡述某個論點，抑或寫作時措辭冗長而多餘。

非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之二：修飾語錯置(Misplaced Modifiers)

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #2: Misplaced Modifiers
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之二：修飾語錯置(Misplaced Modifiers)

There are many rules detailing the functions and uses of a participle phrase and I encourage you to look them up, however, for the scope of this column it is suffice to say that participle phrases act as adjectives modifying a noun. And one of the cardinal rules of modification is to get the modifier as close as possible to the word it describes.
分詞片語有許多規則與使用的功能和用途，建議大家可以多多查閱字典並詳讀研究。然而，本專欄此次重點在於介紹分詞片語如何扮演形容詞的角色，以達到修飾名詞的作用。修飾的其中一項最重要原則就是讓修飾語盡可能地貼近想要描述的字詞。

非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之三：被動語態(Passive Voice)

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #3: Passive Voice
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之三：被動語態(Passive Voice)

Today’s topic is a bit tricky as use of the passive voice is not wrong and sometimes even preferred over the active voice. However, unless you are writing for an academic journal where the use of the passive voice is usually required, taking steps to counter the overuse of passive voice will go a long way in helping with the overall readability of your sentences and ideas.
這一次的主題有點複雜，因為使用被動語態並沒有錯，有時甚至優於主動語態。然而，除非您正在寫一篇學術期刊，期刊通常需要使用到被動語態，否則，減少大量使用被動語態，才能幫助讀者在閱讀的過程中更快了解句意。

非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之四：冠詞省略與誤用

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #4: The Omission or Misuse of Articles
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之四：冠詞省略與誤用(The Omission or Misuse of Articles)

Today we are going to discuss a small, but frequent problem that ESL learners exhibit when writing in English: the omission or misuse of articles. One simple definition would be: A definite article is used in front of specific nouns, while the indefinite article is used to modify general, non-specific nouns.
今天我們要討論一個英語非母語學習者在寫作時常見的小問題：冠詞省略與誤用。一個簡單的定義是：定冠詞用於特定名詞之前，不定冠詞則用於修飾普通、非特定名詞。

非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之五：缺乏邏輯架構 (Unclear Logic & Structure)

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #5: Unclear Logic & Structure
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之五：缺乏邏輯架構 (Unclear Logic & Structure)

Today’s post is about how non-native English speakers can learn to write in a way that ensures their sentences—and therefore their ideas—flow from one to the next.
本次主題是關於英語非母語人士學習如何寫出能流暢地表達想法的句子，以支撐文章的前後脈絡。

非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之六：時間與地點

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Common writing errors by non-native speakers of English #6: Time and Place
非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤之六：時間與地點

For the final column in our series on common writing mistakes by non-native speakers, we will be talking about sequence and setting, or more simply time and place.
我們來到非英文母語者常見寫作錯誤系列專欄的最後一篇，主題將探討先後順序與背景設定，簡單來說就是時間與地點。