中国学生作文中常见的错误：1．标点错误中文与英文的最大区别，在于中文句子是意合，而英文句子则是形合。
例如，中文可以说“他赢了，我们笑了。
”英文则不能说“He won, we laughed.”而是要用连词把两句话连起来，成为“He won, and we laughed.”. 练习：(1) 改错1．It rained all night, the ceiling began to leak.2．He lifted a rock, it fell on his feet.3．She leaped up screaming, a snake was moving toward her.4．Many people lined up at the ticket booth, all the tickets had been sold out.5．The rise in crime is attributed to drug abuse, and organized robbery.6．John Smith, his wife, his two children, and his dog Pluto, were under a pear tree, in the garden.7．The next day, late in the evening, Charles was killed, by a gang of villains.8． A letter, that is written in pencil, is difficult to read. (2) 添上逗号1．“I see my son you are wearing one of my best tiesagain.”2．Rosemary suspected of having murdered her husband was questioned by the police for over three hours. 3．The lady was dressed in gray the color of a pigeon’s feathers.4．It is a sad truth but in this unfriendly world he who cries cries alone.(3) 分号常用在两个或两个以上关系较为密切的分句之间。
下面这些句子，只要添上分号就成立了。
1．The moon went down the stars grew pale.2．One moment he was friendly the next he was indifferent.3．Far into the night he worked as day dawned he sank back into the chair.(4) 引号主要用于直接引语，但也可用于书名或用于要引起人们注意的单词或短语上。
请给下列句子添上引号，同时注意标上其他必要的符号。
1．How do you spell the word Renaissance2．The coach yelled Shoot when the clock had run down to only three seconds.3．He said Alas How foolish I have been2. 搭配问题1．Municipal planners deal chiefly for the physical layout of communities.2．Because of its low cholesterol content, margarine is widely used to substitute from butter.3．Thomas Nast was known primarily for a political cartoonist.4．Compared to other areas, the population of the deserts is sparse.1.模糊。
意思上的混乱、模糊是英文写作中常见的毛病。
请指出下列句子的毛病：1．The monkeys amused the people in cages at the zoo.2．People throw away things which are invaluable.3． A shark may attack a man that is hungry.二. 写作能力提高1．Sentence combining (联句)a.He didn’t write the letter himself. He asked hisfriend to do it.b.Dogs are able and willing to learn a wide varietyof tasks. They are intelligent and devoted totheir owners.c.He had failed many times. He was confident thathe would succeed in the end.d.The Chinese character hao combines the symbolfor “woman”with the symbol for “boy”. Thechinese character hao means “good”.e.He asked to read the instruction book once more.He felt sure that he was using the instrumentimproperly.f.He failed to completely the course. This spoilthis chances of promotion.g.The public received the news enthusiastically.This surprised no one.2. transition (过渡)：使用关联词表示强调，例如：in fact, most important, above all…表示对比，例如：unlike, however, in contrast…表示时间，例如：while, until, as soon as…表示顺序，例如：first, next, finally…表示类似或举例，例如：similarly, likewise, for example…表示补充说明，例如：furthermore, what’s more, in addition…表示空间关系，例如：near, behind, to the left…表示让步，例如：although, nevertheless, in spite of…表示总结归纳，例如：to sum up, to conclude, in short…大学英语写作套路1.我的观点（MY VIEW）When asked about a theme, different people will offer different opinions. ...is no exception. Some people take it for granted that ... However, others hold that...As for as I am concerned, that I am in favor for the second view. The reasons are as follows. First, there is an element of truth that ... But it doesn’t follow that A case in point is that ...Therefore, the first view doesn’t hold water.In conclusion...2.优点和缺点（Advantages and disadvantages）Nowadays,...plays an important part in ... Like everything else, ...has both favorable and unfavorable aspects. Generally, the advantages can be listed as follows. Firstly, ... Besides ... Most important of all ...But every coin has tow sides. The negative aspects are also apparent. To begin with, ... To make matters worse of all ...Through above analysis, I believe thatthe advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore...3.怎么办(How to)... Many ways can contribute to solving this serious problem, but the following ones may be most effective. First of all ... Another way to solve the problem of ... is ... Finally...There are not the best and only measures we can take. But it should be noted that if we take strong action to ...4.选择行动(A or B) When you ...you will be faced with the choice between A and B. Before making the right choice, you had better make a close comparison and contrast of them.First of all, A... Also, B... Second, A... likewise, B... Despite their similarities, A and B are also different in the following aspects. First, A... However, B... Besides, A... on the contrary, B...Therefore, it depends with ... you should choose. If you ..., you should choose A; but if you ... you should turn to B.2.为什么(Why)... There are manyreasons for... but in general, they come down tothree major ones. For one thing... for anotherthing ... Perhaps the prime reason is that ...From the foregoing...3.谚语引用：As a proverb goesthat......Nowadays, there are more and more [某种现象] in [某种场合]. It is estimated that [相关数据]. Why have there been so many [某种现象]? Maybe the reasons can be listed as follows. The first one is [原因一]. Besides, [原因二]. The third one is [原因三]. To sum up, the main cause of [某种现象] is due to [最主要原因]. It is high time that something were done upon it. For one thing, [解决办法一]. On the other hand, [解决办法二].。