tailieunhanh - Learning Express Writing in 15 minutes a day PHẦN 10

Bởi vì những từ này được phổ biến sử dụng sai mục đích hoặc sai chính tả, các danh sách được cung cấp trong chương 6 được lặp đi lặp lại ở đây đầy đủ. Bạn sẽ được đánh giá gay gắt của các giáo viên của bạn và các độc giả của bạn nếu bạn không sử dụng các | a final review 209 TIP 8 Know the Sentence Structure Rules Simple sentences don t have to be short but they must contain only one independent clause. In compound sentences the two or more independent clauses must be related in thought. Do not mix apples and oranges. In complex sentences the dependent clause clarifies the relationship between ideas. Often these dependent clauses start with words like because when who or while. TIP 9 Know How to Avoid Common Sentence Structure Errors Check every sentence you write for complete thoughts and for the appropriate subject verb pairs. Read each sentence aloud to see if your voice drops naturally at the end of the sentence. If it doesn t you ve probably written a fragment. Slow down. Rushing to get your work finished is a common trap that often produces fragments and or run-ons. TIP 10 Avoid Sentence Fragments Fragments are allowed only when they are used sparingly for dramatic effect or to emphasize a point. You ll be on safer ground if you obey the rules and avoid using fragments altogether. TIP 11 Comma Splices Are Common Killers of Good Writing When in doubt about a comma leave it out. You have a better chance of conveying meaning without a comma than you do with sticking one in arbitrarily and thereby splicing or splitting the sentence unnecessarily. TIP 12 Use Punctuation Marks Correctly Commas and periods always go inside closing quotation marks. Question marks go inside or outside quotation marks depending on your meaning. If you are writing dialogue start a new paragraph for each new speaker. 2 10 doing the final edit TIP 13 Avoid the Ellipsis Write what you mean do not depend on the ellipsis to suggest something that you might have written but didn t. The only time you should use the ellipsis is to indicate that you have deleted part of a direct quotation. TIP 14 Avoid the Five Most Common Writing Errors 1. Comma splices are misplaced commas learning to avoid them and or correct them is the single most significant