SentenceStructureProblemsWhat's wrong with the following sentences?To please the visitors, a cross talk was performed.1.Without telling anyone, even her sister, Mary,2. going to the park, meeting her friends.The physics problems were just impossible, they3.took all day to do.That the course was so hard we all studied day4.and night, with no one getting an A or a B.5. I knocked at the door when the lady came I gaveher most ingratiating smile
Sentence Structure Problems What’s wrong with the following sentences? 1. To please the visitors, a cross talk was performed. 2. Without telling anyone, even her sister, Mary, going to the park, meeting her friends. 3. The physics problems were just impossible, they took all day to do. 4. That the course was so hard we all studied day and night, with no one getting an A or a B. 5. I knocked at the door when the lady came I gave her most ingratiating smile
FourTypesof CommonProblems残缺句(1) Sentence Fragments 业粘连包/接排包(2) Run-on Sentences误置修饰语(3) Misplaced Modifiers (4)DanglingModifiers悬垂修饰语
Four Types of Common Problems (1) Sentence Fragments 残缺句 (2) Run-on Sentences 粘连句/接排句 (3) Misplaced Modifiers 误置修饰语 (4) Dangling Modifiers 悬垂修饰语
(1) Sentence Fragments. Having driven across the desert. We enjoyed thecoolweather.Corrected : Having driven across the desert, weenjoyed the cool weather.. Having no money and being lonely in the big city.Corrected : Having no money and being lonely in thebig city, the old woman committed suicide
(1) Sentence Fragments • Having driven across the desert. We enjoyed the cool weather. Corrected:Having driven across the desert, we enjoyed the cool weather. • Having no money and being lonely in the big city. Corrected: Having no money and being lonely in the big city, the old woman committed suicide
PracticeRevisethefollowingfragmentsinone or moreways.1. He made a point of entering each misspelledword in a notebook. Which he kept for thatpurpose.2. It was a wonderful week. Fishing andswimming every day and dancing everynight
Practice Revise the following fragments in one or more ways. 1. He made a point of entering each misspelled word in a notebook. Which he kept for that purpose. 2. It was a wonderful week. Fishing and swimming every day and dancing every night
(2)Run-OnSentences粘连包句(接排句)就是两个或更多的包子混合交织在一起,没有正确的标点或连接词标明关系的句子。. I called for a reservation at a famous restaurant intown, all the tables were taken before the DragonBoat Festival.Corrected:Icalledforareservationatafamousrestaurant in town, but/: however,/ all the tablesweretakenbeforetheDragonBoat Festival
粘连句 (接排句)就是两个或更多的句子混合交织在一 起,没有正确的标点或连接词标明关系的句子。 • I called for a reservation at a famous restaurant in town, all the tables were taken before the Dragon Boat Festival. • Corrected:I called for a reservation at a famous restaurant in town, but/; however,/ all the tables were taken before the Dragon Boat Festival. (2) Run-On Sentences