3．Sentence Writing
How to write effective ntences
一、统一性（Unity）
口腔护士工作内容A unified ntence express a single complete thought. It does not contain ideas that are not cloly related, nor does it express a thought that is not complete by itlf.
Revi the following ntences:
1. I was doing my homework last night, and I heard a big noi outside.
2. I like reading becau it enables me to know more about the world. While my sister likes sports and she is a very active girl.
3. Du Fu was one of the greatest poets.
4. I was doing homework, my sister was watching TV.
人生若如初见
5. Born in a small town in South China in the early 50s, he grew up to be a famous musician.
二、连贯性（Coherence）
Coherence means clear and reasonable connection between parts. A ntence is coherent when its words or parts are properly connected and their relationship unmistakably clear.
A ntence is not coherent if it has faulty parallel constructions, pronouns with ambiguous reference, dangling or misplaced modifiers, confusing shifts in person and number, or in voice, ten and mood.
Revi the following ntences:
2.1 faulty parallel constructions
1. A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds.
2. We thought she was charming, intelligent, and a very capable young woman.
3. My father has confidence and ambition for me.
4. That is the hou I ud to live.
2.2 pronouns with ambiguous reference
5. He told my brother that he had failed the exam.
6. He was knocked down by a bicycle, but it was not rious.
7. I am going to the lecture on modern Chine drama, becau he is a dramatis I like.
2.3 dangling modifier
8. They saw many dead soldiers riding across the battlefield.
9. Looking from the top of the mountain, the city is as small as a bowl.
10. On entering the classroom, the students stood up and said, “Good morning!”
11. To get ready for the trip, all the things she needed were put into a suitca.
There are a few t phras often ud to modify whole ntences, like
“to be frank,” “generally speaking,” and “judging by …,”
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They look like dangling modifiers but they are not.
12. Judging by what the newspapers have said, his latest play is quite successful.
13. To be frank, he is not the right man for the important job.
2.4 unclear or wrong connection between certain parts
14. I read an interesting story in a magazine about sportsmen.
15. She bought veral picture books and put them into her bag, which she intended to give to her children.
16. The idea he mentioned at first sounded good.
For misplaced modifier, one way to correct the fault is to move the clau forward so that it is clo to the word it modifier; Another way is to repeat the antecedent if it is good to keep the clau at the end of the ntence.
17. He gave a reason for not attending the meeting, which nobody believed.
2.5 confusing change in person, in number, in voice and in mood
18. An important thing for the student to remember is that when writing a paper, you should not plagiarize.
19. Tho who wish to take Writing are expected to sign his name on this sheet of paper.
20. She reviewed the lesson taught last week and all the exercis assigned by the teacher were done.儿童身高
21. Students should learn to analyze and solve problems independently. Don’t rely on your teachers’ help.
自我效能感
三、强调性（Emphasis）
1．重复法（Repetition）
Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. (Abraham Lincoln)
除了某个词、短语原封不动的重复外，还可以用不同的表达方式来表达同一个意思。例如：
哈瓦斯社The good old days were gone forever, could never be got back again.
2．反问句（Rhetorical Questions）
Who can afford to destroy our only Earth? (No one can afford to destroy our only Earth.)
Haven’t we en too much pollution around us? (We have en too much pollution around us.)
3．否定—肯定句（Negative-positive Statements）
We are not destroying the Earth; we are destroying ourlves.
4．双重否定（Double Negative）
阅读记录 It is not impossible that one day we will only find standing room.
5．倒装（Inversion）
Under no circumstances will China employ nuclear weapons first.
The musician was born poor, and poor he remained all his life.
6. 押头韵（Alliteration）
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 三人合伙协议孩子不打不成器。
7. 使用强调语气的词或短语（Emphatic words or phras）
He is the very person I have been looking for.
We do have no choice but to protect our environment.
