【正文】 tance the pace of the sentence 。 Individualistic should be replaced by selfishnessGrammarPronouns1Subjective vs. objectiveSubjective: I she you he it who whom theyObjective: me her you his whom whose them its2Singular vs. plural3Point of view is used to describe the perspective in writing.Unit 3 the Better WordFocusConciseness (Brevity is the soul of wit. )Tip: 1 eliminate or expression rewrite that repeat the same point2cut out unnecessary intensifiers3avoid overusing the noun forms of verbs4change phrase into single words5 change unnecessary “that, who and which” clause into phrases.Notice: redundancy is not always easy to spot. the best way is to proofread your writing carefully and try to find words, phrases or even sentence that are not essential.Preciseness：The concreteness of expressionGeneral words convey inexact intangible and often abstract concepts whereas specific words provide precise, sensory or concrete details. For example: it was fine last weekend, so we went to the countryside and had a good time. We saw many things and people there. And we had a wonderful time.Improved: It was a wonderful and relaxed weekend, we drive our private and spacious car to the countryside, there we were a enjoyable and relax time. We saw so many people who wearied plain and simple clothes and there are so much interesting tings like assembly and folk dance. We’re weled by passionate villager and had delicious dinner with them. That was really a memorable and wonderful time.EffectivenessSentence Base Unit 4FocusThe sentence base, which is like the trunk of a tree, consists of at least one subject and one verb.Subject: to choose a good subject is the first crucial step in sentence writing, tell us who or what is responsible for an action, feelings, and state or process.Position of the subject: The subject is usually, through not always ,put at the beginning of a sentence.The subject of a declarative sentence a sentence that makes a statement – usually precedes the verb .but in one situation , it follows the verb,( In the center of the painting stands a lady in white. )Voice: the voice of a verb depends on the relation between the verb and its subject. when the subject acts, the verb is in the active voice。(3)主語后用along with, together with引導等詞組，動詞形式根據(jù)主語形式而定。(2)由neither…nor not only…but also連接的并列結(jié)構(gòu)作主語，隨后動詞形式常遵循就近原則。Please help us to propagate this new product. Propagate should be replaced by promote他遇事總是先想著自己，真是太個人主義了 He is selfconcerned and individualistic。Adjectives形容詞修飾名詞的順序為：限定詞數(shù)詞描繪詞（大小，長短，形狀，新舊，顏色）出處材料性質(zhì)類別名詞。 while in subordinate only one sentence is plete meanings and can be used indigently.Coordination: Tony is very gifted in music ,but he chose to major in accounting.Subordination: Although Tony is very gifted in music, he chose to major in accounting.Types of subordinationA nominal clause: a nominal clause is a dependent clause functioning as a noun.Why your father es here is a mystery to me.B relative clauses: I like the dog that\which is chasing a catC adverbial clausesFunctions of subordination A more informationB emphasis: to sum up, subordination can add more information to a sentence, and more importantly, it can give special emphasis to part of the sentence.Effective use of subordinationA position of the subordinate clauseB simplified subordinationUnit 9 Sentence VarietyWays to achieve sentence variety1By varying the length A short sentence: emphatic, suitable for the presentation of important facts and ideas.B long sentence: capable of expressing plex ideas with precision 。 the middle the last.2 When we shift the order, we create a certain emphatic effect , other elements such as attributes and adverbials are usually placed close to what they modify.The second strategy。 Mr., Han, editor inchief of the local evening paper. 3有些其聯(lián)系作用的副詞，如however, thus, otherwise, hence, nevertheless, besides, consequently 等等，不應該用作連詞來聯(lián)系并列句，他們之間應該用分號而不用逗號，此后