三、句式有变化
初学英语写作的同志,由于对英语写作没有信心,通常不敢大胆地使用自己已常握的语言基础知识,包括英语句式知识。结果,作文里出现的基本都是以主、谓、宾句式为主的简单句子,文章因而显得刻板、不活泼。
下面给大家介绍几种文章中常见的句式:
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介词短语开头的句子,如:
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As for the Flat Earth theory, I believe I could refute it.
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On most other questions I should have to fall back on the
expert much earlier.
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形容词或副词开头的句子,如:
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Once, when he was recovering from illness, he wrote a book
about people who were examples of that kind of courage.
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Afterwards Mrs Parks said she couldn't imagine what had made
her do it.
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Earlier, black leaders had fought for justice through the
law courts while the people waited and hoped.
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非谓语形式开头的句子,如:
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Defeated in the minor exchanges, I now play my queen of
trumps: the opinion of the experts.
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Obtaining on audience with son No.1, I snarled, "I'll kill
you if you threaten one of those kids again!"
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句子含有同位语成分,如:
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It was Kennedy, the man, who put his stamp on the world
of the early.
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Defeated in the minor exchanges, I now play**my queen of trumps:
the opinion of the experts**.
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句子由并列从句构成,如:
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Energy is the currency of the ecological system and life becomes
possible only when food is converted into energy.
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The change in the hair coats is usually complete by September
and maximum hair depths are reached byNovember or December when the weather becomes cold.
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句子里含有从句,如状语从句、定语从句、主语从句等:
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As fall turns into winter, other changes take
place.(时间状语从句)
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Some persons say that love makes the world go round.
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(宾语从句)