Writing Academic English 4th Edition

5. It/oftenobserve


6. Scientists/reassure/men

Adjectives

advisable mandatory

desirable necessary

essential urgent

important vital

request

require

suggest

urge

Verbs

insist

order

prefer

propose

recommend

advise

ask

command

demand

direct

7.

8.

Writetwosentencesofyourown.

6. It/think/bymanyscientists


7. Itllmow/fora longtime
   IthasbeenKnoWnforalongtimethatWomenlearnlanguagesmoreeasily
   thanmendo.


8. Experts/agree
   Expertsagreethatneithersexismoreintelligentthantheother.

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3.Researchers/prove/alongtimeago

WhoAreSmarter-MenorWomen?

Neithersexis moreintelligentthantheother;theirbrainsarejustdifferent.

Forexample,a certainareaofthebraincontrolslanguage,andwomenhavemore

braincellsin thatarea~hanmendo.Therefore,womenlearnlanguagemoreeasily

thanmendo.However,women'ssuperiorlanguageskillscertainlydonotmean

thatwomenaremoreintelligentthanmen.Indeed,mengenerallyshowsuperior

abilityatmathandreasoning.

Anotherdifferencebetweenthesexesinvolvesspatialtasks.Menarebetter

atreadingmaps,butwomenarebetteratrememberingthelocationofobjects.

Perhapsmen'sandwomen'sbrainsdevelopeddifferentspatialskillsbecauseof

thedifferenttaskstheyperformedinprehistorictimes.Inthosedays,menwere

thehunters.Theyhadtobeabletotrackprey,makea kill,andthenfindtheir

waybacktothecamp.Women,ontheotherhand,werethegatherers.They

wereresponsibleforfindingedibleleaves,roots,andberries,sotheyhadto

rememberthelocationofparticulartreesandplants.Thus,men'sbrainswere

programmedtofollowroutesandwomen'storememberlocations.

SubjunctiveNounClauses

Aftercertainindependentclauseverbsandadjectives,youmustusethesubjunctive
formoftheverbinthefollowingnounclause.Thesubjunctiveformofa verbis the
sameasthebaseform-be,go,come,do, andsoon.
Theverbsandadjectivesthatrequirethesubjunctiveforminthenounclausesthat
followindicateurgency,advisability,necessity,anddesirability.