写作作业1
Drills in English Writing (1st)
I. Read the following ntences and decide which type of ntence each of the following belongs to.
1. It is a pleasure to read good hooks.腌辣椒
The simple ntence
2. She misd the step and sprained her ankle.
The simple ntence
3. Badly frightened by the explosion, the boy rushed out of the laboratory.
The simple ntence
4. The Whites must have gone away for the summer holidays, for we have not en
them for two or three weeks.
The compound ntence
5. There were the translators in their booths, and the girl cretaries at the doors,
and the reporters grumbling and scribbling in their ats.
The compound ntence
6. Our friends, who had started before us, promid that they would meet us, but
when we arrived at the bus stop, they were nowhere to be en.
性蚀The compound-complex ntence
7. The new thing that happened to me in the town was that I was thrown into
experiences that finally emed to cut my ties to the walled-world of my childhood.
The complex ntence
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8. In the speeches of politicians towards the clo of 1919 and the spring of 1920,
there was manifest an increasing recognition of the fact that what is called the capitalist system ― the private ownership system that is, in which private profit is the working incentive ― was on trial.
田字旁的字The compound-complex ntence
9. It cannot be done by the Government; it cannot be done by Parliament.
The compound ntence
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10. There are still two widely different methods of getting what you want.
The periodic ntence
II. Read the following, point out the mistakes and make necessary corrections. 1. Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, he had been a
member of an exploration team working in the Arctic.
Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, who had been a member of an exploration team working in the Arctic.
一表人才2. When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I had not heard him when he came back.
Becau I had been sleeping soundly.
When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I did not hear him when he came back. Becau I had been sleeping soundly.
3. Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, that was why he
got higher pay than others.
Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, which was
why he got higher pay than others.
4. No student could answer that question, even Xiao Y ao, who was usually quick in
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answering questions, was silent.
No student could answer that question,even Xiao Y ao who was usually quick in answering questions was silent.
5. Lin looks like Li, however, they are not related.
Lin looks like Li, but they are not related.
6. The old man hunched forward. His head tilted at an angle. His eyes half clod,
looking very sleepy.
The old man hunched forward. His head tilted at an angle. His eyes half clod, looks very sleepy.
7. The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, thus, they
over fulfilled their quota.
The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, so they over fulfilled their quota.
8. Mark Twain, a well-known American writer, who experience as a pilot on a
steamboat was no doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer.
Mark Twain is a well-known American writer, who experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer.
III. Rewrite the following by putting the short ntences into compound or complex ntences, or ntences with participial, prepositional, or other phras.
1. Xu comes from a working-class family. He enrolled in college last fall.
Xu who comes from a working-class family enrolled in college last fall.
2. The dean issued a bulletin. It said the library would remain open on weekends.
The dean issued a bulletinwhich said the library would remain open on weekends.
3. Last night was a windy night. The thunder roared. The wind blew a gale. The
rain fell in torrents.
Last night was a windy night, the thunder roaring, the wind blowing a gale.
考后分析the rain falling in torrents.
4. There are icicles on the trees. The temperature must have fallen considerably
during the night.
The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night for there are icicles on the trees.
