英语专四写作sentence unity and coherence.ppt

Sentence Unity Coherence Sentence Unity (完整性） Unity means oneness, which demands that one sentence should express only one complete idea. 1. Du Fu was a great poet. 2. My father loves mountain climbing and he is a lawyer. 3. Born in a small town in the early 50s, he grew up to be a famous musician. 4.?I was sitting alone. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly someone knocked at my door. I opened the door. I found Mr. Bennet. Principles to keep sentence unity: 1. Don’t put irrelative ideas in one sentence A. Separate important ideas Thank you for all you have done for me and I hope you will write to me before long. Thank you for all you have done for me. I hope you will write to me before long. B. Omit unimportant ideas that don’t help to achieve the purpose The water, where lots of seaweeds and fish lived, was so rough that we had to bail out the boat. The water was so rough that we had to bail out the boat. 2. Don’t separate relative ideas A. Subordinate unimportant ideas that help to perfect the main idea I was sitting alone. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly someone knocked at my door. When I was sitting alone at about four o’clock in the afternoon, someone knocked at my door. B. Put similar or paired ideas in a compound structure I opened the door. I found Mr. Bennet. I opened the door and found Mr. Bennet. Exercise: 1. I saw a man, he was wicked looking, and he ran towards us. 2. Under a big tree there was a chair made of willow wood. I found it near the lake and I sat down. 3. I carried a swimming circle to protect myself. I was afraid of being sunk. Someone else accompanied me. 4. Take an umbrella with you. You will get wet. 5. One day they will be punished by history. The day is not far off. 1. I saw a wicked looking man running towards us. 2. Under a big tree near the lake, I found a chair and I sat down. 3. I carried a swimming circle to p