Conjunction errors
A few common errors in the use of conjunctions are shown in the following table:
| avoid | xxxx | better |
| “we thank to” |
“we thank” |
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| “in the same time” |
“at the same time” |
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| “the Rb1 gene was mapped on chromosome 15” |
“the Rb1 gene was mapped to chromosome 15” or: “the Rb1 gene is on chromosome 15” |
|
| “PBMCs of patients” |
“PMBCs from patients” |
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| “10 nM of Du86” |
“10 nM Du86” |
|
| “antiserum against to PL-1” |
“antiserum against PL-1” or: “antiserum to PL-1” |
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