常見英語句法錯誤sentencefragmentdanglingmodifierandfaultyparallelism-wenkub.com
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【正文】 t almost eat it) [RIGHT] Randy has annoyed nearly every professor he has had. [RIGHT] We ate almost all of the Thanksgiving turkey. Misplaced Phrases and ClausesIt is important that you place the modifying phrase or clause as close as possible to the word or words it modifies:[WRONG] By accident, he poked the little girl with his finger in the eye. [WRONG] I heard that my roommate intended to throw a surprise party for me while I was outside her bedroom window. [WRONG] After the wedding, Ian told us at his stag party that he would start behaving like a responsible adult. [RIGHT] By accident, he poked the little girl in the eye with his finger. [RIGHT] While I was outside her bedroom window, I heard that my roommate intended to throw a surprise party for me. [RIGHT] Ian told us at his stag party that he would start behaving like a responsible adult after the wedding. Squinting ModifiersA squinting modifier is an ambiguously placed modifier that can modify either the word before it or the word after it. In other words, it is squinting in both directions at the same time:[WRONG] Defining your terms clearly strengthens your argument. (does defining clearly strengthen or does defining clearly strengthen?) [RIGHT] Defining your terms will clearly strengthen your argument. OR A clear definition of your terms strengthens your argument. Split InfinitivesThe infinitive form of the verb consists of the word to followed by the base form of the verb: to be, to serve, to chop, etc. Inserting a word or words between the to and the verb of an infinitive creates what is known as a split infinitive. Prescriptive grammarians, who knew Latin grammar better than English, once decreed that a split infinitive was an error, but now it is growing increasingly acceptable even in formal writing. Nevertheless, some careful writers still prefer to avoid splitting infinitives altogether.In general, you should avoid placing long, disruptive modifiers between the to and the verb of an infinitive. However, you must use your judgement when it es to singleword modifiers. Sometimes a sentence bees awkward if a singleword modifier is placed anywhere but between the elements of the infinitive:[WRONG] The marketing team voted to, before they launched the new software, run an anticipatory ad campaign. (disruptive the infinitive should not be split) [RIGHT] The marketing team voted to run an anticipatory ad campaign before they launched the new software. Dangling ModifiersThe dangling modifier, a persistent and frequent grammatical problem in writing, is often (though not always) located at the beginning of a sentence. A dangling modifier is usually a phrase or an elliptical clause a dependent clause whose subject and verb are implied rather than expressed that functions as an adjective but does not modify any specific word in the sentence, or (worse) modifies the wrong word. Consider the following example:Raised in Nova Scotia, it is natural to miss the smell of the sea. The introductory phras
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