(精选)Technical and Business Writing--An Essential Introduction教学课件.ppt

chapter 13 * Exercise: Correct the following run-on/comma splice sentences using the method indicated. A foreign student faces many problems for example he has to cope with a new culture. (a) (Add a period.) _____________________________________________________. (b) (Add a semicolon.) __________________________________________________. San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city, there are people from many cultures and ethnic groups living there. (a) (Add a period.) _____________________________________________________. (b) (Add a semicolon.) __________________________________________________. ? (Add a subordinating conjunction.) ______________________________________. (d) (Add a coordinating conjunction.) ______________________________________. Learning a new language is like learning to swim it takes a lot of practice. (Add a coordinating conjunction.) _________________________________________. Ask for assistance at the reference desk in the library, there is always a librarian on duty. (Add a semicolon.) _____________________________________________________. Hang-gliding is a dangerous sport you can easily break your leg. (Add a subordinating conjunction.) ________________________________________. chapter 13 * Stringy sentences Another type of problem that students sometimes create is the stringy sentence. This is a sentence with too many clauses usually connected with and, but, so, and because, forming one very long sentence. The result is a sentence that seems endless. Stringy Sentence: Many students attend classes all morning and they work all afternoon and then they have to study at night so they are usually exhausted by the weekend. There are several ways to correct a stringy sentence: Divide: Many students attend classes all morning and work all afternoon. Then, they have to study at night. As a result, they are usually exhausted by the weekend. Subordinate: Many student, after they attend classes all morning, also work