英文期刊写作指南-Writing 7.ppt

Doctorate English ProgramAcademic Writing Course Slide Series 7 Coordinating Complete Sentences We have three methods of joining independent clauses to produce compound sentences: (1) using coordinating conjunctions; (2) using the semicolon, either with or without conjunctive adverbs; and (3) for limited situations, using the colon. (1) Conjunctions The curtain rose to reveal a perfectly bare stage, and a stillness settled over the audience. Peter filled the bags with hot roasted peanuts, and I stapled them shut. Such sentences can be effective when used sparingly, but the writer will seem immature when overused. Most effective when the ideas have relatively equal importance. Coordinating Complete Sentences (2) using the semicolon, either with or without conjunctive adverbs The curtain rose; a stillness settled over the audience. Peter filled the bags with hot roasted peanuts; I stapled them shut. The semicolon is also used when a conjunctive adverb introduces the second clause. Note, too, that the conjunctive adverb is set off by a comma. We knew our colleagues didn’t have a hope of finishing the work on time; nevertheless, for weeks on end they worked tirelessly. Of all the adverbial conjunctions, only yet and so can be used with a comma instead of a semicolon between clauses. Several formations of birds were flying northward, yet I suspected that winter was far from over. Coordinating Complete Sentences (3) for limited situations, using the colon As a sentence connector, the colon is rather specialized. The colon makes an announcement of sorts. It means “namely”. I’m taking three courses this semester: advanced English writing, politics, and organic chemistry. When the colon signals a complete sentence, the message is similar. We finally made a decision: We would sell the house and move. Beijing is a colorful city: It’s the capital of China. Combine the following groups of sentences into compound sentences, using conjunctions of your choice, including conju