Use of language Sentence structure Guide to academic writing in businessⅨ
Use of language – Sentence structure Guide to academic writing in business IX
Subordination (主从关系) The most difficult sentence structures for chinese students Definitⅰon The grammatical structure that contains clauses with a relative pronoun(关系代词)(eg,Who, which,that) or a subordinating conjunction(主从关系的连接词(eg, because, although, since, if, when, after) Metaphor(比喻) English sentences: like oak trees(subordinated in multiple layers Chinese sentences: like bamboos flow one after another)
Subordination (主从关系) The most difficult sentence structures for Chinese students • Definition: • The grammatical structure that contains – clauses with a relative pronoun (关系代词) (e.g., who, which, that) or – a subordinating conjunction (主从关系的连接词) (e.g., because, although, since, if, when, after) Metaphor (比喻): • English sentences: like oak trees (subordinated in multiple layers) • Chinese sentences: like bamboos (flow one after another)
Subordination (主从关系) To turn a bamboo into an oak tree, chinese learners should avoid: Choppy sentences(a succession of simple, short sentences Stringy sentences(a group of sentences stringing together with"and "but, then") Run-on sentences(two or more independent sentences joined by a comma) y Using subordination
Subordination (主从关系) To turn a bamboo into an oak tree, Chinese learners should avoid: • Choppy sentences (a succession of simple, short sentences) • Stringy sentences (a group of sentences stringing together with “and,” “but,” “then”) Or • Run-on sentences (two or more independent sentences joined by a comma) by • Using subordination
Choppy sentences Shanghai has a population of over fifteen million It is one of the largest cities in the world Subordination: Shanghai, a city with a population of over fifteen million, is one of the largest cities in the world
Choppy sentences • Shanghai has a population of over fifteen million. It is one of the largest cities in the world. • Subordination: – Shanghai, a city with a population of over fifteen million, is one of the largest cities in the world
Choppy sentences The us fast food business is one of the most advanced in the world It has brought China many benefits. But the benefits extend far beyond providing consumers more choices Subordination: The us fast food business. one of the most advanced in the world, has brought China many benefits that extend far beyond providing consumers more choices
Choppy sentences • The US fast food business is one of the most advanced in the world. It has brought China many benefits. But the benefits extend far beyond providing consumers more choices. • Subordination: – The US fast food business, one of the most advanced in the world, has brought China many benefits that extend far beyond providing consumers more choices