学术英语中的句子使用 Clauses and sentences.ppt

Unit 11 Clauses Sentences Focus What is a phrase? What is a clause? What is a sentence? What are independent clause subordinate clause(SC)? what are functions of SC? Learning aims: to write varied sentences to write concise sentences to write effective sentences What are Phrases and Clauses? Sentence types Clauses Sentence types Long Sentence structure analysis As a recent report from the Obama administration warns that one in four bridges in the United States needs significant repair or cannot handle automobile traffic, Tufts University engineers are employing wireless sensors and flying robots that could have the potential to help authorities monitor the condition of bridges in real time. Group jigsaw work Group A is to find out 4 types of sentences in Paper A Group B is to find out 4 types of sentences in Paper B. Share your findings with the other group members. Functions of subordinate clauses 信息结构、句型与语篇功能 HOW to write varied sentences HOW to write concise sentencesHOW to write effective sentences Refer to WORK SHEET Notes to take home independent clauses are linked by means of coordinators or semi-colon. three ways to combine clauses into a sentence: subordination, coordination and embedding different sentence types realize different information structures and server for different discourse purposes Learning aim: to write varied, concise and emphatic sentences * * one clause This section deals with the civil engineering fields. S V two clauses To Conclude, Civil Engineering is a Renaissance field that requires the knowledge of many disciplines. three clauses The Field of civil engineering is so vast that one cannot limit itself to any particular field and excel without having a proper knowledge of other related fields. **an independent clause = a sentence a dependent clause = a subordinate sentence a simple sentence one simple independent clause compound sentence two or more independent clauses a comple