TRI DUC ENGLISH ✦ ACADEMIC EDGE UNIT 14 EDITION Verbs and Prepositions Academic combinations · Common errors · Sentence structure — Precision in academic writing A & B. Verbs with on and to Verbs with on • Chapter 1 of Huang's book focuses on violent human behaviour. • Sura's article draws on data gathered over a period of ten years. [uses in support of his/her case] • The introduction to the book comments briefly on a case study carried out in Brazil. • In this section I concentrate on the economic aspects of immigration. • The book is based on a number of studies carried out during the 1990s. [often used in passive] • The method used by Scanlon relies on / rests on * two basic principles. [*(formal) is based on] Verbs with to • We assigned 1 the tasks randomly to the experimental group... • OK, let's turn to the more difficult cases... • ...you should always attend to 3 design issues... • Malaria poses a major health risk to people who are exposed to infection... • ...13% of deaths among children were attributed to 2 malaria... • ...an increase in inflation of two percent amounts to 4 an economic crisis... • ...which can be traced to 5 a deep misunderstanding... 1 give a particular job or piece of work to someone 2 say or think that something is the result of something (often used in passive) 3 deal with, give one's attention to 4 be the same as something, or have the same effect as something 5 discover the origin of something by examining how it has developed (often used in passive) C. Other prepositions Preposition Verbs Examples with associate, provide, couple, equip We try to equip our laboratories with the latest technology. Heart disease is often associated with unhealthy life styles. from depart, benefit, emerge, exclude In this book, Herne departs from his earlier theory. Some of the data were excluded from the final analysis. of write, speak, convince,...