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英语写作句子

MajorsentencepatternsinEnglish

1.S—V

Godexists.

Frogscroak.

Citiesgrow.

Myfriendsareleaving.

Yourplancouldwork.

Thechildrenmusthavebeenrunning.

Ataxpayerhadcomplained.

Thepilotcouldhavebeensleeping.

（Theabove-likesentencepatternscanbeexpandedinvariousways.）

TheSleepylifeguarddozedpeacefully.

Theelegantstrangerbowedprofoundly.

Theangrylifeguardwalkedwithalimp.

ThestrangerfromChicagoarrivedunexpectedly.

2.S—V—O

Ourcatscratchedthefurniture.

Thatsnakecrushespeople.

Susanwassendingemails.

Afatherhadraisedafamilyof7sons.

TheS—V—Opatterncanbeexpandedinvariousways.Adjectivescan“tellusmore”aboutboththesubjectandtheobject.Adverbsmaytellushow,where,orwhen.Prepositionalphrasesmaydotheworkofeitheradjectivesoradverbs.Ineachofthefollowingsentences,canyoupointouteverythingthathasbeenaddedtothebasicS—V—Opattern?

Thesmallbirdatealargeworm.

Theexpert（内行的，熟练的）gamblernevercutthedeck[（牌戏）签牌，倒牌]fairly.

Hisnewgamesoonworeourpatiencedown.

ThegirlsfromBeijingmettheboysfromGuangzhou.

Themeninthetruckreportedtheaccidentimmediately.

Aboyinmyclassinventedanewmobilephone（laptop）.

Activity:

Foreachofthefollowingtransitiveverbs,writeasentenceusingtheS—V—Opattern.

Constructregulatedelivereliminateamazesynchronizedestroynegotiatearguedesign

ReviewActivity:

StudythesentencesinthefollowingretellingofanArapahoIndianlegend.HowmanysentencesareS—V—Opatterns?

Theporcupine（豪猪）climbedatree.AnIndianwomanwentafterhim.Shewantedhisquills.（刺）Nearthetop,thetreesuddenlylengthened.Thewomanclimbedintothesky.Shemarriedtheporcupine.Thestrangecouplelivedinahouseinthesky.Inthefall,theIndianwomanwasdiggingforpotatoes.Thewomanaccidentallystruckaholeinthesky.Sheloweredherbodybacktoearth.

3.S—LinkingVerb—Noun

Washingtonwasageneral.

NumerousPresidentshavebeenlawyers.

VicepresidentsmaybecomePresidents.

Theywillremainenemies.

NB.Alinkingverbisaspecialkindofintransitiveverb.Itdoesnotcarryactionfromonenounacrosstotheother.Instead,itmerelyprovidesalinkbetweentwodifferentwaysoftalkingaboutthesamething.Howmanylinkingverbsdoyouknow?

TheS—LV—Npatterncanbeexpandedinvariousways:

Hernewdogwasapoodle.

Thebookonthedeskishisfavoritenovel.

Thebrownbearisgenerallyapeacefulanimal.

4.S—LV—Adjective

Thesilencewasominous.

Herfatherhadbeenauthoritarian.

Attendancewillbecompulsory.

NB.PatternFoursentencesusevariousadditionallinkingverbs,suchasbecome,remain,look,sound,feel,smell,taste.

Somememorablequotations:

1）Ournationalfloweristheconcretecloverleaf.

2）Ajestbreaksnobones.

3）Adayofbattleisadayofharvestforthedevil.

4）Alittlerebellionisagoodthing.

5）Onemustneverturnhisbackon（不理睬；背弃）life.

6）Allprejudicescomefromtheintestines.

7）Myheartswayswiththeworld.

8）Manisatool-makinganimal.

5.S—V—IO—O

Theamulet（护身符）willbringhimluck.

Sergeigavethecabdriverdirections.

Hisfriendshadsentthewidowflowers.

Thepreachertoldhiscongregationthetruth.

EffectiveSentences

1.Giveyoursentencescontent

Fuzzysentencesareoftentheresultoffuzzythinking.Whenyouexamineyoursentences,askyourself,“DoIknowI’mtalkingabouthere?

OraremysentencesvagueorconfusingbecauseI’mreallynotsurewhatmypointisorwhereit’sgoing?

”

Commityourselftoapositionandmakeeachsentencecontaininformationpertinenttoyourpoint;leavethejobofpadding（废话；凑篇幅的文字）tomattressmanufacturers.

PoorTherearemanykindsofbeautifultropicalfish.Thekindmostpopularwithaquariumownersistheangelfish.

BetterOfthemanykindsofbeautifultropicalfish,noneismorepopularwithaquariumownersthantheangelfish.

PoorThereisanationalorganizationcalledTheCouchPotatoes.Thegroup’s8000membersaredevotedTVwatchers.

BetterTheCouchPotatoesisanationalorganizationwhose8000membersaredevotedTVwatchers.

2.Makeyoursentencesspecific

Eachofyoursentenceshouldgivereadersenoughcleardetailsforthemto“see”thepictureyouarecreating.Sentencesfullofvaguewordsproduceblurry,boringproseanddrowsyreaders.

VagueShewenthomeinabadmood.[Whatkindofabadmood?

Howdidsheactorlook?

]

SpecificShestompedhome,handsjammedinherpockets,angrilykickingrocks,dogs,smallchildren,andanythingelsethatcrossedherpath.

VagueHisneighborboughtareallyniceolddesk.[Whynice?

Howold?

Whatkindofdesk?

]

SpecificHisneighborboughtasolidoakrolltopdeskmadein1885thatcontainsasecretdrawertriggeredbyahiddenspring.

VagueMyroommateistrulygross.[“Gross”inwhatways?

Towhatextent?

Doyou“see”thisperson?

]

SpecificMyroommateleavesdirtydishesunderthebed,sweatyclothesinthecloset,andtoenailclippingsinthesink.

3.Avoidmixedconstructionsandfaultypredictions

Makesurethatthesubjectofyoursentenceshouldfitwiththepredicate.

FaultyFinancialaidisagrowingproblemformanycollegestudents.[Financialaiditselfisn’taproblem;rather,it’sthelackofaid.]

RevisedCollegestudentsarefindingithardertoobtainfinancialaid.

FaultyPregnantcowsarerequiredtoteachaportionoftwocoursesinAnimalScience,AS100（Breedingoflivestock）andAS200（ProblemsinReproductionofCattle）.[Obviously,thecowswillnotbetheinstructorsfortheclasses.]

RevisedTheAnimalScienceDepartmentneedstopurchasepregnantcowsforuseintwocourses,AS100（Breedingoflivestock）andAS200（ProblemsinReproductionofCattle）.

FaultyLoveiswhenyoustartrehearsingdinner-dateconversationbeforebreakfast.[Athingisnevera“when”ora“where”;rewriteall“iswhen”or“iswhere”constructions.]

RevisedYou’reinloveifyoustartrehearsingdinner-dateconversationbeforebreakfast.

Howtowritethethesisstatement

Thethesisstatementdeclaresthemainpointorcontrollingideaofyourentireessay.Frequentlylocatednearthebeginningofashortessay,thethesisanswersthequestions“Whatisthesubjectofthisessay?

”;“Whatisthewriter’sopiniononthissubject?

”;“Whatisthewriter’spurposeinthisessay?

”（toexplainsth?

toargueaposition?

tomovepeopletoaction?

toentertain?

）

Guidelinesforwritingagoodthesis

1）Agoodthesisstatesthewriter’sclearlydefinedopiniononsomesubject.Youmusttellyourreaderwhatyouthink.Don’tdodgetheissue;presentyouropinionspecificallyandprecisely.Forexample,ifyouwereaskedtowriteathesisstatementexpressingyourpositiononthenationallawthatdesignates21thelegalminimumagetopurchaseorconsumealcohol,thefirsttwotheseslistedbelowwouldbeconfusing.

PoorManypeoplehavedifferentopinionsonwhetherpeopleunder21shouldbepermittedtodrinkalcohol,andIagreewithsomeofthem.[Thewriter’sopinionontheissueisnotcleartothereader.]

PoorThequestionofwhetherweneedanationallawgoverningtheminimumagetodrinkalcoholisacontroversialissueinmanystates.[Thisstatementmightintroducethethesis,butthewriterhasstillavoidedstatingaclearopinionontheissue.]

BetterToreducethenumberofhighwayfatalities,ourcountryneedstoenforcethenationallawthatdesignates21asthelegalminimumagetopurchaseandconsumealcohol.[Thewriterclearlystatesanopinionthatwillbesupportedintheessay.]

BetterThelegalminimumageforpurchasingalcoholshouldbe18ratherthan21.[Again,thewriterhasassertedaclearpositionontheissuethatwillbearguedintheessay.]

2）Agoodthesisassertsonemainidea.Manyessaysdriftintoconfusionbecausethewriteristryingtoexplainorarguetwodifferent,largeissuesinoneessay.

PoorTheproposedno-smokingordinanceinourtownwillviolateanumberofourcitizens’civilrights,andnoonehasprovedsecondarysmokeisdangerousanyway.[Thisthesiscontainstwomainassertions---theordinance’sviolationofrightsandsecondarysmoke’slackofdanger---thatrequiretwodifferentkindsofsupportingevidence.]

BetterTheproposedno-smokingordinanceinourtownwillviolateaourcivilrights.

3）Agoodthesishassomethingworthwhiletosay.

PoorDogshavealwaysbeenman’sbestfriends.[Thisessaymightbefullofho-humclichésaboutdog’sfaithfulnesstotheirmaster.]

PoorFriendshipisawonderfulthing.[Again,watchoutfortiredtruismsthatrestatetheobvious]

Sometopicsmaynotappealtootherreadersbecausethematerialissimplytoopersonal.Itoftenhelpstouniversalizetheessay’sthesissoyourreaderscanalsoidentifywithorlearnsthaboutthegeneralsubject,whilelearningsthaboutyouatthesametime.

PoorThe4childreninmyfamilyhavecompletelydifferentpersonalities.[Thisstatementmaybetrue,butwouldanyoneotherthanthechildren’sparentsreallybefascinatedwiththistopic?

]

BetterBirthordercaninfluencechildren’spersonalitiesinstartlingways.

PoorIdon’tliketotakecoursesthatareheldinbiglectureclassesatthisschool.[Whyshouldyourreadercareonewayoranotheraboutyourclasspreference?

]

BetterLargelectureclassesprovideapoorenvironmentforthestudentwholearnsbestthroughinteractionwithbothteachersandpeers.[Thisthesiswillallowthewritertopresentpersonalexamplesthatthereadermayidentifywithorchallenge,withoutwritinganessaythatisexclusivelypersonal.]

Inotherwords,trytoselectasubjectthatwillinterest,amuse,challenge,persuade,orenlightenyourreader.

4）Agoodthesisislimitedtofittheassignme