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Seraphin Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
how best to write the following sentence
The following sentence is meant for some publication, so please help make it sound "publishable". Thanks.
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(version1) Two different enzymes have been reported. The first is A, the second B, both of which belong to the protein family X, in conjunction with C, D and E, forming the complex called "super".
(version2) Two different enzymes have been reported. The first is A, the second B, both of which belong to the protein family X, together with C, D and E, forming the complex called "super".
(Modification is made for confidentiality)
(version1) Two different enzymes have been reported. The first is A, the second B, both of which belong to the protein family X, in conjunction with C, D and E, forming the complex called "super".
(version2) Two different enzymes have been reported. The first is A, the second B, both of which belong to the protein family X, together with C, D and E, forming the complex called "super".
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Neither of your versions is quite right. I think I'd write it like this: Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B. Both belong to the protein family X, and, in conjunction with C, D and E, they form the complex called "super".
- Neither of your versions is quite right.
- I think I'd write it like this: Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B.
- Both belong to the protein family X, and, in conjunction with C, D and E, they form the complex called "super".
- But it's possible (though it seems less likely) that you mean: Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B.
- Both belong to the protein family X, which, in conjunction with C, D and E, forms the complex called "super".
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Neither of your versions is quite right. I think I'd write it like this:
Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B. Both belong to the protein family X, and, in conjunction with C, D and E, they form the complex called "super".
But it's possible (though it seems less likely) that you mean:
Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B. Both belong t
Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B. Both belong to the protein family X, and, in conjunction with C, D and E, they form the complex called "super".
But it's possible (though it seems less likely) that you mean:
Two different enzymes have been reported: A and B. Both belong t
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy.
Can you please clarify the differences of the two expressions you wrote? I thought they were the same??
What are the relationships between A,B,C,D and E in your first and second expression?
And what are their relationships to the complex called "super"?
Can you please clarify the differences of the two expressions you wrote? I thought they were the same??
What are the relationships between A,B,C,D and E in your first and second expression?
And what are their relationships to the complex called "super"?
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The first means that A and B form "super" in conjunction with C, D and E.
The second means that protein family X forms "super" in conjunction with C, D and E.
The second means that protein family X forms "super" in conjunction with C, D and E.
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Thanks - now I know why I tend to fail miserably on "reading comprehension" 
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