四、要避免使用不完整的比较

作者经常会认为读者知道被比较的东西是哪两个因而没有明确地指出。当比较两个东西的时候，要在同一句话中提到它们。名词和名词比，动词和动词比，不要拿名词和动词比，否则可能带来歧义。

所有完整的比较语句都包含主语，动词，比较修饰语，连接词“than”（或其他表明比较的短语）和从句（可选）

错误：The finance department focuses on profits more than the X department.

修改：The finance department focuses on profits more than the X department does.

错误：Country A funds high-tech innovation more than country B

修改：Country A funds high-tech innovation more than country B does

错误：The device formulated in this experiment exhibits higher luminance.

修改：The device formulated in this experiment exhibits higher luminance than conventional models do.

错误：Girls scores were higher than boys

修改：Girls scores were higher than those of boys

五、把动词变为名词

学术作者喜欢动词，因为名词笨重，并且不表达行为，而动词可以展示发生了什么。当把动词转化为名词的时候，必须加入一些无意义的动词来使得句子完整，如undertaken, occurred, achieved, made, done等

原始：Enumeration of three reasons why the English language has become so important was made by Thompson.

修改：Thompson enumerated three reasons why the English language has become so important.

原始：Discussion of the challenges and strategies for facilitation and promotion of ERP was performed by Smith.

修改：Smith discussed the challenges and strategies for facilitating and promoting ERP.

原始：Criticism of the new policies has also been made by non-government agencies.

修改：Non-government agencies have also been critical of the new policies.

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