Improving Sentence Structures for Academic Writing 提高学术写作的句子结构.pptVIP

UAB UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER Improving Sentence Structuresfor Academic Writing Basic Features of Strong Sentence Structures Clarity – the meaning of the sentence is clear, not ambiguous Concise – each word in the sentence has purpose and power; no unnecessary words Coherent – each sentence is clearly connected within its phrase, sentence, and paragraph Emphasis – each word is situated within the sentence in a way that clearly indicates its degree of emphasis in the sentence Academic Sentence Structures Use few prepositional phrases Use few relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, that)