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Special Topic VI

Special Topic VI. Misuse of the verb make.

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Special Topic VI

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  1. Special Topic VI Misuse of the verb make

  2. Make is an example of a verb with many meanings that is often used in informal English. (Other such common examples include get, take, put, stay, see, say, keep, do, go, come, give.) Because of their broad, and hence imprecise meanings, such verbs are best avoided in scholarly work. Here we consider some examples of the common misuses of make in scientific English.

  3. 「作る」の意味 1. We have made a model to study such systems. 1*. We have /developed/constructed/formulated/ a model to study such systems. 2. We now make a method to treat such anomalous cases. 2*. We now /construct/devise/formulate/ a method to treat such anomalous cases. 3. We then make a larger group that contains $g$ and is isomorphic to $H$ considered above. 3*. We then construct a larger group that contains $g$ and is isomorphic to $H$ considered above. 4. We are able to make a solution valid for the entire domain $D$. 4*. We are able to construct a solution valid for the entire domain $D$.

  4. 「成す」の意味 5. These lattices are made of $A$ and $B$ monomers appearing at alternating sites. 5*. These lattices are composed of $A$ and $B$ monomers appearing at alternating sites. 6. These individual domains then coalesce to make large clusters. 6*. These individual domains then coalesce to form large clusters. 7. These operators make a group. 7*. These operators form a group. 8. This space is made of all twice-differentiable functions. 8*. This space /comprises/is composed of/ all twice-differentiable functions. 9. This detector is made of three independently operating parts. 9*. This detector /consists of/is composed of/in constructed from/ three independently operating parts.

  5. 「する」の意味 10. Below we make a calculation of this quantity. 10*. Below we /perform/present/carry out/ a calculation of this quantity. 11. We have made numerical simulations of this system. 11*. We have /performed/carried out/ numerical simulations of this system. 12. In the next section we make discussion on this point. 12*. In the next section we /give discussion on/discuss/ this point. 13. We have made a detailed theoretical investigation of this class of behavior. 13*. We have /undertaken/carried out/ a detailed theoretical investigation of this class of behavior.

  6. 「もたらす」又は「させる」の意味 14. This effect makes an unexpectedly strong dependence on the surface tension. 14*. This effect /creates/leads to/results in/ an unexpectedly strong dependence on the surface tension. 15. This interaction makes the gap larger. 15*. This interaction causes the gap to become larger.

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