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— PAGE \* Arabic 1 — 英语修辞学教案53-第15页 ?2?. Looking out toward the horizon, she saw only the old cabin in which Marry was born, a single cottonwood that had escaped the drought and the apparently boundless expanse of sunburned prairie. 3?. We knew that although the documents (文件) have been stolen they have not yet been seen by a foreign agent.B. The Run-on Sentence (连写句 / 融合句 / 误用逗号连接句)A run-on sentence or a fused sentence puts together or fuse two or more sentences with no mark of punctuation between them(不用逗号隔开). When two complete sentences run together or are fused with only a comma between them, it is called a comma splice or a run-on sentence or a fused sentence.e.g.1. The snakes are dangeroushowever, most snakes are quiteharmless.2. We were early hence we waited outside.Sentences 1, 2 are run-on sentences. the first clause of each is a complete sentence and the second clause of each is also a complete one. The two clauses should be separated by a period or a semi-colon rather than by a comma, so these two erroneous sentences may be rewritten as the following:1?. These snakes are dangerous. However, most snakes are quiteharmless.2?. We were early; hence we waited outside.Or: We were early. Hence we waited outside.C. The dangling modifiers (垂悬修饰语)A careless use of verbal phrases (participle, gerund, infinitive, etc.) (非谓语动词短语)results in a construction usually known as the dangling modifier. A phrase is said to dangle if it is not tied to something it modifies(与修饰的东西无关). It is a stylistic fault(修辞上的错误), not a grammatical one. Most objectionable /disgusting (令人讨厌的)are ones that suggest a ludicrous / absurd (滑稽可笑的)meaning never intended by the writer(那些含有从没想到的滑稽荒唐意义的垂悬修饰语), e.g.1. Last year, after graduating from high school, my father put me to work in his office.2. To appreciate the poem. It must be read aloud.3. I helped my mother wash clothes last Sunday, thus causing me to miss that film.4. Driving across the state, many beautiful lakes we