英语写作基础教程effectiveSentences.pptxVIP

会计学1 Effective SentencesAim: Qualities of an effective sentence and ways to achieve effectiveness.Correctness alone cannot make a good sentence because it may not express the idea it intends to express very clearly or forcefully. It has to be effective at the same time.Qualities of an effective sentence:UnityCoherenceConcisenessEmphasisVariety 第1页/共30页 UnityUnity means that there is only one main idea in a sentence; and thatthat idea is complete.(Unity does not mean a writer can write only simple sentences.)A long sentence expresses ideas that are closely connected. They are eitherA central idea supported or modified by various subordinate ideas, orTwo or more related parallel ideas.e.g. The explorer who has just returned from the Antarctic is busy writing reports on his adventures on that ice-covered continent, where he did not see any animals except penguins.(The central idea: The explorer is writing reports on his adventures in the Antarctic.)第2页/共30页 unityBorn in a small town in South China in the early 50s, he grew up to be a famous musician. (The two parts of the original sentence are not logically connected, because a man born in a small town in South China in the early 50s would not necessarily become a famous musician. )He was born in a small town in South China in the early 50s. In his childhood he liked to sing songs. Later he entered a conservatory. In the 70s he became a famous musician. Dream of the Red Mansions is the best-known novel. (This seems to be a correct sentence, but its meaning is not complete. “The best-known novel” should have been modified.)Dream of the Red Mansions is one of the best-known classical Chinese novel. Of all written before the 20th century Dream of the Red Mansions is perhaps the most popular. #第3页/共30页 CoherenceClear and correct arrangement of the parts of a sentence (连贯，尤指各部分间逻辑的、有序的、完美的一致关系)Do not separate words that are closely related unless it is necessary. E.g. Do not use a dangling modifier or put a mod