Medical Writing for Non-Native English Speakers: Help for Usage of Articles

  • Ranko Škrbić Department of pharmacology toxicology and cliical pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banjaluka, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Rajko Igić Department of pharmacology toxicology and cliical pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banjaluka, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/scriptamed50-21342

Abstract


Many non-native speakers, especially those whose mother language has no articles (like Slavic languages) make mistakes when they speak or write English. This may sound rather rough to English-speaking listeners or readers. To improve their command of the language and the usage of articles, individuals for whom English is a second language should review the usage of articles from time to time. We prepared a short text on this subject and also included exercises from the medical publications.

Key words: articles, definite article, indefinite articles, zero article, omitted article, non-native speakers, exercises.

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Published
2019/07/02
Issue
Vol. 50 No. 1 (2019)
Section
Special article
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