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1、一Revise the following sentences according to the requirement. Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence )In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization. 1. I like roller-skating. I like ice-skating better.
2、 (compound sentence )2. If you sit by the window facing the sun on a sunny winter day, you may feel nice and warm. (loose sentence)3. Mary put the steak on the grill. The charcoal was burning evenly. (complex sentence )4. His valuable papers were destroyed in the fire. Tom called the insurance compa
3、ny. (complex sentence )5. I asked my friend if we should tip the driver when the bus tour ended. (periodic sentence )6. Your uncle married my aunt. He is rich. She is poor. (simple sentence )7. Jerry is smart. He should be able to handle eighteen credits this semester. (compound sentence )8. I retur
4、ned to school following a long illness. The math teacher gave me make-up work to do, but the history teacher made me drop her course. (compound-complex sentence )9. Jack applied for a job. He went for an interview. He was hired. (parallel structure )10. Meet me in the courtyard for dessert when you
5、finish doing the dishes. (periodic sentence )二Revise the following sentences and paragraphs.1）Tom was my elder sisters fianc. He was in the army. Every week my sister bought cigarettes for him. My sister kept the cigarettes in a drawer in her bedroom. 2）I returned to my room. There was a note under
6、my door. It was from Li Ming. He said that he was looking for a job. He hadnt found anything yet, He was sorry to have missed me.3).I ran out of ink, being unable to finish my composition.4）Wang stood there before us, He talked in a low voice. His voice was earnest. We felt in him sincerity and dedi
7、cation. These qualities are not common to ordinary men.5）My parents wanted me to study, but I wasnt interested in studying. I enjoyed going around with the crowd too much. My high school marks were not very good. Now I have come to college and I intend to work harder. I want to get better grades.6）I
8、t was very cold that day. A fierce wind was blowing. It was snowing hard.7）Seven-Star Park is one of the scenic places in Guilin. It looks best summer time. Many foreign tourist are attracted by it.8)My name is Li Hua. I was born in Dalian, Liaoning province in February 1977. I started school in 198
9、4 at 7. I studied in Guangming Primary School from 1984 to 1990. After that I went to No. 62 Middle school of Dalian and graduated this summer. The main subjects I studied at school included Chinese, maths, English, physics, chemistry and computer.I like English and computer best. I am very good at
10、them. Last year I won first prize in the school computer competition. In my spare time I enjoy listening to popular music and collecting stamps. My favourite sports are swimming in summer and skating in winter.9)Dogs are smarter than cats. They are often used to help handicapped people. Dogs help bl
11、ind people. Dogs also help epileptic people. Dogs can sense when an epileptic person is about to have a seizure. Dogs are also used in rescue work. They help rescue skiers. They also help in catastrophic events. They rescue people after earthquakes. There are several things wrong with this paragraph
12、: * Almost every sentence is the same length. * The structure in each sentence is almost identical: Subject + Verb + Direct Object. * The same words are used over and over: dogs, they, also, help, rescue. * No description is used to further illustrate the writers points. To add more interest to your
13、 writing, you need to vary your sentence length and structure. Try different beginnings for your sentences. Employ a variety of words and use these words to paint a vivid picture of your subject. Lets apply these tips to the paragraph above: 10）. Lang Ping was from Beijing teamShe was aged 25 and sh
14、e was one of the most popular athletes with the audienceShe was elected as the “best athlete” of the nation in 1986 and she has a height of 1.84m and she was the number one attacker of the Chinese womens volleyball teamShe was capable of powerful spiking from high above，and she was famed as the“iron hammer， ”and she was one of the best spiker in the world and she won the title for excellent athlete” in the previous tournaments.
