高中英语作文常见错误Common errors with sentences

(误) At the age of six, my father began to give me English lessons. (正) When I was six years old, my father began to give me English lessons. (误) Having carried out economic reform in our country, people’s living standard has greatly improved. (正) Since economic reforms have been carried out in our country, people’s living standard has greatly improved.
8 . 搭配方面错误（Collocation）
后半部分＂for example byTV ,radio ,newspaper and so on .”不是一个完整的句子，仅为一些不 连贯的词语，不能独立成句． 改为There are many ways to know
society ,for example ,by TV ,radio ,and newspaper.
7. 累赘(RedundancBaidu Nhomakorabea)
由于对某些词和词组的意思缺乏真 正的理解,在写作中,在一个句子里重复 使用意思相近的词和词组,造成累赘。言 以简洁为贵，写句子应尽量没有一个多 余的词；写段落没有一个无必要的句子。 能用单词的不用词组；能用词组的不用 从句或句子。如：In spite of the fact that he is lazy, I like him.可以改为：In spite of his laziness, I like him.
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误： Study hard now so that we can cope with the change and challenge of the twenty-first century. 改为： Study hard now so that you can cope with the change and challenge of the twenty-first century.
(误) To keep the air clean, we must move the factories which give off poisonous gases to the countryside. (正) To keep the air clean, we must move the factories to the countryside if they give off poisonous gases. (误) Without television, people can’t get information which comes from other parts of the world immediately. (正) Without television, people can’t immediately get information which comes from other parts of the world.
4.指代错误(Ambiguous Reference of Pronouns)
指代不清主要讲的是代词与被指代 的人或物关系不清，或者先后所用的 代词不一致。试看下面这一句：Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted her to be her bridesmaid. 读完上面这一句话，读者无法明确地 判断两位姑娘中谁将结婚，谁将当伴 娘。如果我们把易于引起误解的代词 的所指对象加以明确，意思就一目了 然了。这个句子可改为：
Common errors with sentences
1.不一致（Disagreements）
所谓不一致不光指主谓不一致，它还包 括了数的不一致、时态不一致及代词不一致等。 在使用代词it, he, this, that, which, one 等时, 前面的句子中应出现明确的先行词。 （1）误： But if 98 percent of people doesn't need to work, … 改为： But if 98 percent of people don't need to work, …

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误：Because the kids thought their wages were too low.
改为：Because the kids thought their wages were too low, they demanded a high pay. (4) 误：The best place to study linguistics. In my opinion it is not MIT but Stanford. 改为：In my opinion, the best place to study linguistics is not MIT but Stanford.
6. 溶和句／不间断句(Run-on Sentences) 什么叫run-on sentence? 既把两个或多个独立的句 子连在一起，既无标点符号断开，有无恰当的连接 词连接，或两个完全独立的句子只用逗号或不恰当 的连接词连在一起，读了令人费解。 （1）误：There are many ways we get to know the outside world. 改为：There are many ways for us to learn about the outside world. 或改为：There are many ways through which we can become acquainted with the outside world (2) 误：Students should be careful of punctuation trouble will result if they are careless. 改为： Students should be careful of punctuation, otherwise trouble will result.
Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted my sister to be her bridesmaid. 误：We can also know the society by serving it yourself. 改为：We can also know society by serving it ourselves.
2.错置修饰语（Misplaced Modifiers） 修饰语应紧靠修饰的成分, 并和它有 正确的逻辑关系. 如果修饰语的位置放得 不妥, 关系不明, 就会造成模棱两可的病 句. 如上面这篇范文中的一句:“This is why children quickly forget all but a small part of what they learn in class.” 如果按通常习惯把quickly放在句末,就 会变成去修饰learn, 而不是forget, 从而 意思也就不同了.
5.不完整句（Sentence Fragments） 在口语中，交际双方可借助手势语气上下文 等，不完整的句子完全可以被理解．可是书面语 就不同了，句子结构不完整会令意思表达不清， 这种情况常常发生在主句写完以后，笔者又想加 些补充说明．
There are many ways to know the society. For example by TV ,radio ,newspaper and so on .
(1) 误：Chomsky gave an inspiring lecture. His best lecture ever on universal grammar. 改为：Chomsky gave an inspiring lecture, his best lecture ever on universal grammar. 或改为： Chomsky gave an inspiring lecture. It was his best lecture ever on universal grammar. （2）误：Jane is very unhappy at MIT. Because she has become interested in sociolinguistics. 改为：Jane is very unhappy at MIT, because she has become interested in sociolinguistics.
误： People try to find a solution to solve the problem. 改为：People try to find a solution to the problem. 误： The number of film goers has decreased, it is due to the reason why they find it more convenient to watch TV at home. 改为： The number of film goers has decreased, because people find it more convenient to watch TV at home.
• （2） 误：There are so many countries using English that it had been regarded as an international language. • 改为： There are so many countries using English that it is now regarded as an international language.
3．悬垂结构（Dangling Modifiers）
所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语与后 面句子的逻辑关系混乱不清．例如：At the age of ten, my grandfather died. 这句中＂ at the age of ten＂只点出十岁时，但没有 说明” 谁”十岁时．按一般推理不可能是 my grandfather, 如果我们把这个悬垂修饰 语改明确一点，全句就不那么费解了．改 为：When I was ten, my grandfather died.
1）误：To do well in college, good grades are essential. 改为：To do well in college, a student needs good grades. （2）误：From attending class, the principles of chemistry were made clear. 改为： From attending class, we came to understand the principles of chemistry. (3) 误：Comparing with other countries, China pays little attention to the energy problem. 改为： Compared with other countries, China pays little attention to the energy problem.