ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: effect or influence or...?

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:00:28 GMT

Thanks for corrections. Yes, I have quite big problem still with 'the'. I am spending hours on thinking about where to put the 'the'. But sometime in the sentence I have so many 'the' that I don't really like the sentence and thus, the 'the'! Could you give me some advices about this or any links to web pages where I can read about when/how to use the definite article?

Re: effect or influence or...?

Feebs11 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:25:58 GMT

Hi Maria, I am unhappy about omitting "the" in front of "erythrocyte", unless you make it plural, "erythrocytes".

Lately, I completed research investigating the impact of training on the energetics and antioxidant defense system of the equine erythrocyte

Lately, I completed research investigating the impact of training on the energetics and antioxidant defense system of equine erythrocytes

Re: effect or influence or...?

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:16:43 GMT

Hi,

Thank you very much Feebs11, your advices are really useful. What you think about this sentence?

Lately, I completed research investigating the impact of training on the energetics and antioxidant defense system of equine erythrocyte.

Thx

Maria

P.S. Greetings to Moderator, thanks!

Re: effect or influence or...?

Feebs11 — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:36:41 GMT

(â¦) In the past, I studied effects of growth and training on lipids and trace elements metabolism in horses. Lately, I completed a research investigating the influence of training on the energy metabolism of the equine erythrocyte and its antioxidant system. (â¦)

I can see no problem with influence in the sentence you have given, since presumably it is the influence of the training on the energy metabolism. However, you could rephrase: "investigating the ways in which training impacted on the energy..."

Re: effect or influence or...?

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:02:34 GMT

I am sorry; probably I should have posted this on other forums like âGeneral English Grammar Questionsâ or âVocabulary and Idiomsâ. Is it possible to move it over there somehow, please? Or, can I expect that I will get any answer here? Please, it is really important to me.

Moved for you. moderator.

effect or influence or...?

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:56:45 GMT

Dear Teachers,

This is a part of my motivation letter for an internship:

I didnât want to repeat the word âeffectâ in my second sentence so I was trying to find other one which has the same or nearly the same meaning. Thus, I use the word âinfluenceâ. However somebody told me that: âIt seems that your use of influence in a research context is inappropriate as the word influence signals a bit of bias towards a positive out come of your research.â I would like to know your opinion. Is it really wrong to use the expression âinfluenceâ? Maybe there is other one more appropriate or it is better to repeat the âeffectâ then use the âinfluenceâ? Please, could you give me any ideas/advices?

Thank you very much in advance for any help.