大学英语专业写作基础.pptVIP

Two women are mentioned in the third sentence (she and my sister). This makes the reference of her unclear. Either her own or my sisters can be used. The subject of the fourth sentence is everybody, which may refer to both men and women, so the pronoun he is not suitable. They is a better word; the more formal phrase he or she can also be used. Relative pronouns should also be used carefully. We should avoid making sentences like the following: She put many toys into her bag, which she was to give to the children in the kindergarten. He is the man recommended by Mr. Smith who knows how to fix cars. In the first sentence the word bag seems to be the antecedent of which as it is close to the relative pronoun, but the real antecedent should be toys. In the second sentence who may stand for either Mr. Smith or the man. The ambiguity in these two sentences may be removed in the following way: She put into her bag many toys, which she was to give to the children in the kindergarten. He has been recommended by Mr. Smith as a man who knows how to fix cars. If the speaker means that Mr. Smith knows how to fix cars, the sentence can be reworded in this way: Mr. Smith, who knows how to fix cars, has recommended him. E. Ending Sentences with Full Stops Here is a long sentence: I set out for the biggest bookstore in town, at the school gate I saw a girl of my class, she was going there, too, we decided to go together, we walked, the bookstore was not far away. In fact, this is not one long sentence, but a series of short sentences: there are six of them. When a sentence is structurally complete, whether long or short, it should end with a full stop. So the six sentences should be punctuated like this: I set out for the biggest bookstore in town. At the school gate I saw a girl of my class. She was going there, too. We decided to go together. We walked. The bookstore was not far away. To join two or more complete senten