新六级写作.ppt

Essay writing Sentence Fragments (句子片段） Fragments: He has one purpose in life. To enable his mother to lead a better life. Revised: He has only one purpose in life. He wants to enable his mother to lead a better life. He has one purpose in life: to enable his mother to lead a better life. Sentence Fragments (句子片段） Fragments: Whether she will be able to come or not. Revised: I don’t know whether she will be able to come or not. Sentence Fragments (句子片段） Acceptable sentence fragments Sentence fragments are not acceptable in formal writing, except in dialogues that imitate speech. 1)Imperative sentences (You) do your homework carefully. 2)Question-and-answer patterns Got it? ---Sure Comma Faults and Run-on Sentences 逗号错误和无标点句 Comma faults: Incorrect use of commas occur when two or more independent clauses are separated only by a comma without coordinating conjunctions between them. Form Independent clause, independent clause. Comma Faults and Run-on Sentences Run-on sentences Run-on sentences are sentences in which two main clauses are connected without a connecting word or punctuation between them. Form: Independent clause independent clause. Example: The Chinese players are diligent and persistent they deserve the world-champion award. Comma Faults and Run-on Sentences Ways of Correction: Tom put a match to the papers, the pile burst into flames. (comma fault) Tom put a match to the papers the pile burst into flames. (Run-on sentence) Make separate sentences of the two main clauses. (把两个分句独立成句） Tom put a match to the papers. The pile burst into flames. Comma Faults and Run-on Sentences Ways of Correction: Use a coordinating conjunctions and a comma to connect the two clauses. (逗号+并列连词） Tom put a match to the papers, and the pile burst into flames. 3) Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb between the two clauses (分号+连接副词） Tom put a match to the papers; then the pile burst into flames. Comma Faults and Run-on Sentences Ways of Correction: 4) Use a semicolon ins