英语写作基础测试题详解.ppt

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1、英语写作基础试题详解,错误原因,1. 错误理解句子的逻辑关系 2. 错误使用连接词（注意区分复合句和并列句的连接词） 3. 将改写句子和改错句的方法混淆,1. Learning a new language demands time. It needs patience too. (simple sentence) Learning a new language demands time and patience. Learning a new language demands time and needs patience,too. 2. Bacon stepped to the front

2、 of the room. He tripped over the microphone cord. (compound sentence) Bacon stepped to the front of the room and he tripped over the microphone cord. 3. Harrisons Chemical Corporation is a company. It sponsors important research. (complex sentence) Harrisons Chemical Corporation is a company which/

3、that sponsors important research. 4. We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams. (periodic sentence) Before buying the house of our dreams we looked at only two houses.,5. Pigeons adjust to farm life. They adjust to city streets. In city streets they peck their livelihoods fr

4、om garage heaps. (compound-complex sentence) Pigeons adjust to farm life and they adjust to city streets where they peck their livelihoods from garage heaps 6. Tom went to college. His brother James didnt. James had a very weak heart. (compound-complex sentence ) Tom went to college but his brother

5、James didnt because he had a very weak heart. 7. She can also speak fluent French in the near future. (periodic sentence) In the near future she can also speak fluent French 8. He will or will not be able to come. I dont know. (complex sentence) I dont know whether he will or will not be able to com

6、e.,9. I prefer eating in the school dinning hall. The food there is much cheaper. You dont have to waste too much time in the line. (compound-complex sentence) I prefer eating in the school dinning hall because the food there is much cheaper and you dont have to waste too much time in the line. 10.

7、I go to medical school. They want me to do that. (simple sentence) They want me to go to medical school. 11. Although Lilliput was such a pretty country, there was trouble and danger there. (loose sentence) There was trouble and danger there although Lilliput was such a pretty country. 12. Sports pl

8、ay a huge role in a nations culture. This is especially true in the United States. (compound sentence) Sports play a huge role in a nations culture and this is especially true in the United States.,13. The size of the student body has diminished this year owing to decreased enrollment. (periodic sen

9、tence) Owing to decreased enrollment, the size of the student body has diminished this year. This year, owing to decreased enrollment, the size of the student body has diminished. 14. Her father wont let her go to the party tonight. Shes in a bad mood. (complex sentence) Her father wont let her go t

10、o the party tonight because shes in a bad mood. Becaude her father wont let her go to the party tonight shes in a bad mood 15. She worked long hours. She saved every penny she could. She denied herself luxuries. She managed to save enough for an education. (sentence with parallel structure) She work

11、ed long hours, saved every penny she could, denied herself luxuries and managed to save enough for an education. 16. My friend has a nine-year-old daughter. She is very clever at sewing. She has made clothes for her baby brother. (long sentence) My friend has a nine-year-old daughter who is very cle

12、ver at sewing and (she) has made clothes for her baby brother.,17. The farmers grew worried. Clouds were forming over the mountains- They hoped a wind would blow the clouds south. (compound-complex sentence) The farmers grew worried when/because Clouds were forming over the mountains, so/and they ho

13、ped a wind would blow the clouds south. 18. We have achieved great progress in many areas for the past ten years. (periodic sentence) For the past ten years, we have achieved great progress in many areas. 19. The projector broke for a second time. Some people in the audience hissed. Others shouted f

14、or a refund. (compound-complex sentence) When/After the projector broke for a second time, some people in the audience hissed and others shouted for a refund. 20. You may stay at home waiting for us. You may go to the cinema alone. (sentence with parallel structure) You may stay at home waiting for

15、us or go to the cinema alone.,21. Hurry up. You may miss the train. (compound sentence) Hurry up, or you may miss the train. 22. Alice likes to listen to classical music, and Jessica likes to listen to classical music too. (simple sentence) Alice and Jessica like to listen to classical music. 23. Th

16、e shutters are closed tightly to keep cool. It is burning heat outside. (compound sentence) The shutters are closed tightly to keep cool but/for it is burning heat outside. 24. Susanna was eating the fish. She began to feel sick. (complex sentence),25. He hated evening self-study classes. The road t

17、o school was long. There were no lights lining the road. (compound-complex sentence) He hated evening self-study classes because the road to school was long and there were no lights lining the road. 26. The next day, Mrs. Harris got up and sat on the edge of her bed. Her head began to swim. She lay

18、down again. (compound-complex sentence) The next day, when Mrs. Harris got up and sat on the edge of her bed, her head began to swim, so she lay down again. 27. His investment had been lost in the stock market crash. Smith became another person. (complex sentence) After/When/Because his investment h

19、ad been lost in the stock market crash, Smith became another person.,28.Alan passed the test. Alan had studied hard. Alan had understood the material.(complex sentence) Alan passed the test because he had studied hard and understood the material. 29.Fossil fuels are non-renewable. We need to find al

20、ternative energy sources. (compound sentence) For fossil fuels are non-renewable, we need to find alternative energy sources. Fossil fuels are non-renewable, so we need to find alternative energy sources. 30.We lived in a small town when I was a small child. We moved to Shanghai later. My father lan

21、ded a better job there.(compound-complex sentence) We lived in a small town when I was a small child and we moved to Shanghai later because my father landed a better job there.,1. They rushed to the hospital, they were too late. They rushed to the hospital, but they were too late. 2. Unable to swim

22、any further, a lifeguard came to my rescue. Unable to swim any further, I was rescued by a lifeguard. 3.To chew thoroughly and eating slowly are necessary for good digestion. Chewing thoroughly and eating slowly are necessary for good digestion. 4. It was a long walk. From the library to the dorms.

23、It was a long walk from the library to the dorms.,5. The plant is a present from a friend that was supposed to flower in the summer. The plant that was supposed to flower in the summer is a present from a friend. 6. Brokers（经纪人）dealers, even the stock exchanges must register with SEC. Brokers, deale

24、rs, and even the stock exchanges must register with SEC. 7. Unsuccessful attempt to start a business can help sort out the market. According to small business experts. Unsuccessful attempt to start a business can help sort out the market, according to small business experts. According to small busin

25、ess experts, unsuccessful attempt to start a business can help sort out the market. 8. The corporation safeguards its owners. Because it has legal standing. The corporation safeguards its owners because it has legal standing.,9. The Inquisition（宗教迫害）resulted in twenty-five hundred being killed, fort

26、y thousand being imprisoned and sent two hundred thousand into exile（流放） The Inquisition（宗教迫害）resulted in twenty-five hundred being killed, forty thousand being imprisoned and sent two hundred thousand being exiled. 10. Aiming at high profits, unfair rates were charged by the American railroad compa

27、nies. Aiming at high profits, the American railroad companies charged unfair rates. 11. Mr. Baker used to teach arts in Memorial High School I used to be a student there. Mr. Baker used to teach arts in Memorial High School. I used to be a student there. 12. My parents bought a house from a man with

28、 no inside plumbing. My parents bought a house with no inside plumbing from a man.,13. The World Wide Web is easy to use. Loaded with links and graphics. Loaded with links and graphics, the World Wide Web is easy to use. 14. To please the children，some fireworks were set off a day earlier. To please

29、 the children，they set off some fireworks a day earlier. 15. The tribe emphasized collective survival，mutual aid and being responsible for one another. The tribe emphasized collective survival，mutual aid and responsible behavior for one another. 16. By any measurement. Small businesses are an import

30、ant part of the trend. By any measurement, small businesses are an important part of the trend.,17. While this makes management easier. Some managers act in their own interests. While this makes management easier, some managers act in their own interests. 18. Not only has Middle Eastern oil money ma

31、de its way into American stocks, many Europeans feel they should invest in the American market. Not only has Middle Eastern oil money made its way into American stocks, but also many Europeans feel they should invest in the American market. 19. To show how new techniques can be used, demonstration f

32、arms are set up by the government. To show how new techniques can be used, the government set up demonstration farms. 20. The “land grant colleges” play a key role in advancing science, speeding up the use of technology and to educate the public. The “land grant colleges” play a key role in advancing science, speeding up the use of technology and educating the public.,