sentence_emphasis.pptVIP

When you talk, you emphasize ideas with facial expressions, gestures, and vocal cues such as raising, or lowering your voice. In writing, other techniques allow you to highlight important points. 1. Word order Important words are placed at the beginning or the end of the sentence, especially at the end. Weak: There is a big tree, which is said to be 300 years old in the temple. Revised: In the temple there is a big tree, which is said to be 300 years old. Only Qian Wen could have written such a nice essay, though there are fifty students in the class. Of the fifty students in the class, no one could have written such a nice essay but Qian Wen. By profession, Dr. Lin was a doctor; by inclination, a scholar; by reputation, a business man; and by accident, an educationalist. In reality, he is neither a doctor, a scholar, a business man, nor an educationalist: his real profession is to be a celebrity. This steel is principally used for making razors, because of its hardness. Because of its hardness, this steel is principally used in making razors. 2. climactic order A biologist once said the ant is a symbol of wisdom, industry, and efficiency. He said he had lost interest in life, fame , position and money after the tragedy. They are the shortcoming and excellence of a very clever mind, a very brilliant mind. But is it a great mind? Here there is room for differences of opinions. Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfalling childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of ______________ from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young. beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power beauty, power, hope, courage and cheer power, hope, beauty, courage and cheer He lives by opposition. What the commonalty accepts, he rejects. What the commonalty likes, he dislikes. What the commonalty idolize