z英语写作常见错误.ppt

GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * 英语写作常见错误与分析 * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * When?one?have?money, he?can?do?what?he?want?to. -- when?one?has?money, he?can?do?what?he?wants?(to?do) 主谓不一致  * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * There?are?many?ways?to?know?the?society.?For? example?by?TV, radio, newspaper?and?so?on. --There?are?many?ways?to?know?society, for?example, by?TV, radio, and?newspaper. --Error: Sentence fragments: an incomplete sentence or a dependent clause punctuated as a sentence, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period. Sentence fragments If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. One of the hardest things that people do. --If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. It’s one of the hardest things that people do. Reason: For a group of words to be a complete sentence, it must have an independent clause with a subject and a predicate. For academic writing, fragments are not allowed. Journalistic fragment sentences are used for emphasis. * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * Fragment: Purdue offers many majors in engineering. Such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Possible Revision: Purdue offers many majors in engineering, such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Fragment: I need to find a new roommate. Because the one I have now isnt working out too well. Possible Revision: I need to find a new roommate because the one I have now isnt working out too well. * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * 1. No main verb A story with deep thoughts and emotions. Revisions: Direct object: She told a story with deep thoughts and emotions. 2. No Subject Fragment: With the ultimate effect of all advertising is to sell the product. Revisions: Remove preposition: The ultimate effect of all advertising is to sell the product. * GUCAS English Depart. Hu Jiangbo * Mixed constructions Because Hemin