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End-stop error



I asked the guard for directions she told me the time instead. --I asked the guard for directions. She told me the time instead. (run-on sentence) Or: I asked…directions, but she told me the time instead.

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And we can also know the society by serving it yourself. --And we can also know the society by serving it ourselves. At the age of ten, my grandfather died. --When I was ten, my grandfather died. To do well in college, good grades are essential. --To do well in college, a student needs good grades.
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1. No main verb
A story with deep thoughts and emotions. Revisions: Direct object: She told a story with deep thoughts and emotions.
--Error: Sentence fragments: an incomplete sentence or a dependent clause punctuated as a sentence, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period.
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Sentence fragments



If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. One of the hardest things that people do. --If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. It’s one of the hardest things that people do. Reason: For a group of words to be a complete
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For academic writing, fragments are not allowed.
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Fragment: Purdue offers many majors in



engineering. Such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Possible Revision: Purdue offers many majors in engineering, such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Fragment: I need to find a new roommate. Because the one I have now isn't working out too well. Possible Revision: I need to find a new roommate because the one I have now isn't working out too well. GUCAS English Depart. Hu
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主谓关系



All the people in the room is enjoying his stories. All the people in the room are enjoying his stories. The number of doctors are very small. The number of doctors is very small. A number of doctors is teaching. A number of doctors are teaching.
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Hurrying to the classroom, no one was there. ... she saw nobody there. Returning home after work, supper was waiting for him, in the kitchen. ... he saw supper waiting for him in the kitchen. 主语不正确
英语写作常见错误与分析
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When one have money, he can do what he want to. -- when one has money, he can do what he wants (to do) 主谓不一致
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Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted her to be her bridesmaid. Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted my sister to be her bridesmaid. 指代不清
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Incomplete comparison




This school offers a better education. --This school offers a better education than all other schools in the state. I found Madame Bovary more interesting than any French novels I’ve read. --I found Madame Bovary more interesting than any other French novels I’ve read.
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The increasing use of chemical obstacles in agriculture also makes pollution. The abusive use of chemical substances in agriculture also causes/leads to pollution.
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There are many ways we get to know the outside world. -There are many ways for us to learn about the outside world. Or ： There are many ways through which we can become acquainted with the outside world. 不间断句子
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Fresh water, it is the most important things of the earth. Fresh water is the most important thing in the world. 不连贯
sentence, it must have an independent clause with a subject and a predicate.