Composing clear sentences

The verb should follow the subject as soon as possible.

Really Hard to Read: "The smallest of the URF's (URFA6L), a 207-nucleotide (nt) reading frame overlapping out of phase the NH2- terminal portion of the adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) subunit 6 gene has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit gene."

Less Hard to Read: "The smallest of the UR-F's is URFA6L, a 207-nucleotide (nt) reading frame overlapping out of phase the NH2-terminal portion of the adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) subunit 6 gene; it has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene."

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Single verbs vs. wordy noun phrases

動詞の利用について(2)

◎ In any manuscript, single verbs should be used to replace wordy noun phrases wherever possible.

Wordy: Our results are found to be in agreement with those of Xing et al.
Concise: Our results agree with those of Xing et al.

Other examples:
- gave a report -> reported
- made an analysis -> analyzed
- offered a suggestion -> suggested

Effective verb usage

動詞の利用について(1)

◎ Use verbs effectively when introducing the contents of your paper, study, tables, and figures.

Wordy: In this study, an analysis of the high-energy compound phosphoenol pyruvate is shown.
Concise: This study analyzes the high-energy compound phosphoenol pyruvate.

Other options
- This paper presents/describes/examines/discusses
- This study analyzes/investigates/explores/supports

Single vs Phrasal verbs

動詞の受け取られ方について

◎ Single verbs are considered more formal than phrasal verbs (usually verb + preposition) used to express the same action.

Informal: As the shuttle moves to the atmosphere, its surface catches fire.
Formal: As the shuttle approaches the atmosphere, its surface ignites.