英语写作基础教程(effective-Sentences-1).ppt

A Basic Course in Writing (020925) Course: English Writing Credits: 2 (with a total of 80 class sessions) Textbook: A Basic Course in Writing Instructor: JINLIANG-CHEN Class: 2ND-M-01/F Size: 33 Classroom: 136(north wing of the main building) Time: 14:00 – 15:50 pm, Sept. 25, 02 (Wed.) Go on to p13 (after break) Effective Sentences Aim: Qualities of an effective sentence and ways to achieve effectiveness. Correctness alone cannot make a good sentence because it may not express the idea it intends to express very clearly or forcefully. It has to be effective at the same time. Qualities of an effective sentence: Unity Coherence Conciseness Emphasis Variety Unity Unity means that there is only one main idea in a sentence; and that that idea is complete. (Unity does not mean a writer can write only simple sentences.) A long sentence expresses ideas that are closely connected. They are either A central idea supported or modified by various subordinate ideas, or Two or more related parallel ideas. e.g. The explorer who has just returned from the Antarctic is busy writing reports on his adventures on that ice-covered continent, where he did not see any animals except penguins. (The central idea: The explorer is writing reports on his adventures in the Antarctic.) unity Born in a small town in South China in the early 50s, he grew up to be a famous musician. (The two parts of the original sentence are not logically connected, because a man born in a small town in South China in the early 50s would not necessarily become a famous musician. ) He was born in a small town in South China in the early 50s. In his childhood he liked to sing songs. Later he entered a conservatory. In the 70s he became a famous musician. Dream of the Red Mansions is the best-known novel. (This seems to be a correct sentence, but its meaning is not complete. “The best-known novel” should have been modified.) Dream of