句子开头多样化讲述.ppt

句子开头变化(vary sentence beginning) 根据对中国学生的作文分析，句首多以代词和名词为多，而以连词if, because, when开头的句子也相当多。事实上为避免同一主语开头，可以采用多种开头方式。 用分词： Overwhelmed by the disaster… Delighted with anything that distracted… 用介词： From that day forward,… 用动名词： Painting in oils turned out to be… 用抽象名词： Life and love and hope… 用连词、副词： But in the end,… Politically barren they may have been,… 用形容词： Shrewd and powerful, he had enormous influence on the kings of France. 用同位语： An expert in English learning, his books gained much popularity among students. 用不定式： To find the ultimate meaning of life, he spent a whole year in the jungle. 此外，我们还可以用下面一些方法来改变单调的开头成分。 1.用it is +Ved结构表示people (1) It is a common misconception that if a person is “gifted” or “bright” or “talented”, wonderful ideas will flash spontaneously into his mind. (2) It was generally assumed, however, that native speaker competence in the standard English was acquired through formal learning. 2. 用there is 结构表示people (1) There is a broad consensus that we must place increased emphasis on training in math and science. (2) There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth. (3) There is one grave concern about the problem of prejudice in our complicated social systems. 3. 用条件隐含句表达if (1a) If you only apply book knowledge, you won’t get good results. (1b) The application of book knowledge alone won’t bring you good results. (2) Even a moment’s reflection will show that the spoken American language is backed by expressive features lacking in the written language. 4. 用其他句型表达because (1a) Because many people desire to learn foreign languages, many language schools appear. (1b) Many language schools are called into existence by the social demand for foreign language learning. 5. 用名词短语表达when (1a) When an old worker sees he is going to retire, he begins to worry about his future. (1b) The mere prospect of retirement sets an old worker worrying about his future. Practice: 1.用it is +Ved结构表示people People