大学英语写作

1The predicate is usually a noun or a pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about

2There are four kinds of sentences determined by sentence functions They are declarative sentences, interrogative sentences, imperative sentences and exclamatory sentences

3Subordination is the use of a subordinator in joining two clauses to make a simple sentence

4When a sentence is loaded with big words, high-sounding phrases, or pretentious language; it will sound artificial, flowery, and pompous It is called overwritten style

5A fragment without any subject comes about when a writer closes a sentence but then thinks of another detail to explain what he has just said are called fragments without subjects

6I cannot drink warm milk is a compound sentence

7What is your hobby? is an imperative sentence?

8There is much in your book that is original and valuable－－-but what is original is not valuable, and what is valuable is not original is in a parallel form

9Trees are important on a building site Break the wind is fragments without subjects

10Expectoration is prohibited on the vehicle is the needless repetition in the sentence

11The general statements are usually the first sentences that provide background information on the topic

12An introductory paragraph, true to its name, is a paragraph that provides the support to your introduction paragraph and to your thesis statement

13The very purpose of writing a conclusion for a theme is to get what have been mainly talked about summed up or repeated for emphasis

14When writing a paragraph or essay, just proper grammar and spelling are important

15Unity of a paragraph is concerned with its content If all the sentences in the paragraph lead to one central theme, the paragraph is unified

16When the writer wishes to introduce a new thought or topic, he should begin a new paragraph

17For a short theme, one paragraph for the introduction will be enough, and it is usually short and brief

18The introductory paragraph does not differ in purpose, element, and structure from a general paragraph

19The general statements are the first sentences that provide background information on the topic

20The body of a theme is formed with only one general paragraph

21Descriptions can be broadly divided into two categories, they are objective description and subjective description

22Objective description could involve as much judgment as possible

23The purpose of a subjective description is to help the audience sense an object or situation as it is

24The Order of cumulative Adjectives from the first to the last are article or other noun marker, evaluative word, color, nationality, religion, size, length or shape, age, material and noun/adjective

25The success of descriptive writing lies in the details The more detailed your depiction of a plot or a character or a place is, the more you engross your reader

26A narration essay should create a vivid picture of the topic in the reader’s mind

27One of the purposes of descriptive writing is to make the reader visualize what you want to say

28Objective description occurs in literary texts of all kinds, in argumentative pieces, and in personal writing

29Choose descriptive words that appeal to your readers five senses and that strengthen your central idea

30Slim/slender/plump/stocky can be used to talk about a person’s clothing

31A narrative usually contains dialogue to reveal actions or personality traits of the speakers

32The controlling idea is always directly stated in the thesis statement

33Biography is a kind of narrative essays about person’s life especially the important facts of someone’s life

34For narrative, we use the most is flashback

35The main function of time signal is to connect details

36Your essay is unified if you advance a single point and stick to that point

37If all the details in your essay relate to your thesis and supporting topic sentences, your essay is unified

38Sometimes the controlling idea implied in the thesis statement

39A unified essay stays within the limits of the central idea

40Controlling idea can make your article as a whole

41With the block pattern, a short comparison can run well throughout a paragraph, providing all aspects of each subject

42Point-by-Point Pattern is often used in the short essay with many aspects and a long essay with few aspects

43Comparison and contrast is a common method of development that involves focusing on ___________

44For comparison, when a writer is __________, he is pointing out the similarities that exist between subjects or items

45For contrast, when a writer is contrasting, he is pointing out the _________ between subjects or items, even the two different aspects of the same subject

46________________ are two thought processes we go through constantly in everyday life

47In the essay of comparison and contrast, the main body provides ___________ that support your claims

48With the point-to-point comparison, you are able to shift back and forth between __________________ on each point of comparison or contrast

49With the subject-to-subject comparison, you can use appropriate transitions such as _______________ to move smoothly between the body paragraphs

50Which are the techniques to develop an essay with comparison and contrast?

51A cause and effect essay includes a clear and effective thesis statement

52A thesis statement should be written as narrow as possible

53The introductory part of a cause-and-effect essay is usually short and brief

54When writing a cause and effect essay, we should oversimplify causes

55When writing a cause and effect essay, we should be subjective and support the analysis with solid, factual evidence

56What is the effect of The dishes were dirty?

57What may be the cause of I got in trouble?

58_____ being obese you are more likely to suffer from heart disease or diabetes later in life

59Which thesis statement is proper?

60Which is not the transitional words for causes?

61To emphasize the language of specifics is not to deny the need for general words

62Pointless shifts in number are another burden that no one should place on his reader

63Sticking to the same grammatical subject possibly will improve the ______ and ______ of our sentence

64A writer must be sure that changes in tense are based on _______ in time Otherwise, the result is needless confusion

65____________ is a method of supporting a thesis statement with a series of specific examples, or sometimes, with a single extended example

66In cases of exemplification, the added __________ are like those feathers on the peacocks tail, to support or illustrate the statement and make it more colorful, descriptive, or specific

67In the simple two-part formula, it is obvious that one part is __________ and the other part refers to __________

68While developing the example, we may show rather than tell the example with the aid of_______

69The technique of _________ your readers what you mean is one of the most powerful ones available to you

70Which is the sentence with the fault of confusing shift?

71The most commonly used types of evidence are: ( )

72The following example: Animal tests aren’t reliable is more convincing

73Quotations from authorities can strengthen an argument And you can use this terms: ( )

74By using credible evidence, your point of view is so convincing that your readers have no chance to reject your information

75What is the purpose of an argumentative essay? ( )

76What does five-paragraph essay consist of？( )

77What kinds of method we can use to plan our essay? ( )

78What does an effective introduction consist of?

79What are the most likely choices do you have in writing background of the introduction? ( )

80What are the linking devices to link clauses? ( )

81The block format in the business letter is the simplest format; all of the writing is flush against the margin

82Put the date on which the letter is written in the form of

83If the purpose of your letter is employment related, consider ending your letter you’re your __________

84To write a book report, your step is to pick up the book and start reading

85The first part of a report is a of the work

86When you write a book report , you should _______________ from the work to illustrate important ideas

87The principal purpose of a resume is to highlight your value to a potential employer or agent

88Which type of resume is more effective when applying for jobs and demonstrates a clear record of career progression?

89When listing your experience, it is also recommended to list only jobs held within the past years

90An abstract serves functions

91It’s been calculated that by the age of 18, the average American will have seen 600,000 ads; by the age of 40, the total is almost one million

92He said, I saw that the best thing I could do was get hold of a dictionary－－to study, to learn some words

93In the sentence Some die at 30 but are not buried until they are 70, the word die connotes stop living spiritually or stop growing intellectually

94He became attracted to the idea of action words, so we listed a few more, fly, swim, dive, run

95Preventing the atmosphere—stopping ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect—is an environmental necessity

96He is an eccentric boy ( ) yet you can’t help liking him

97The invention brought him fame ( ) moreover, it brought him money

98She showed me the books she had just borrowed from the library ( ) two novels by Jane Austen and a book on the history of English literature

99She asked, What does modernism mean ( )

100They asked how the semicolon should be used ( )

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