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复合句写作导练(一)——非谓语动词
主讲教师:高中英语组
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写作要领
众所周知,作文中出现过多的简单句会让人觉得单调乏味,句子与句子之间的关系显得松散;而文章中过多地出现复合句又显得累赘,读起来费劲。恰当地运用非谓语动词(过去分词、不定式、动词-ing形式)、独立主格结构或with复合结构对句式加以简化,可以使文句更加准确、得体、精炼、灵活,使语言更加丰富多彩。
1.用非谓语动词转换简单句,提升表达档次
写作时,我们可以利用非谓语动词对两个简单句进行转换,使其成为较高级的表达方式。转换时可采用三步法。
第一步:写出两个简单句。
第二步:找准两个简单句的对接点,让一个句子作为主干,另一个句子用非谓语动词进行改写。
第三步:判断应用何种非谓语动词,把握好时态和语态,最后连接起来。
第一步:写出两个简单句。
①I feel quite sorry for that.
②I begin to think about what to do to help.
第二步:让句②作主句,用非谓语动词改写句①。
第三步:句①表示原因,其动词feel与主语I之间为主谓关系,故用动词-ing形式作原因状语。
Feeling quite sorry for that,I begin to think about what to do to help.
转换的其他例子:
(1)首先,我从小就接触过外教,可以用英语自由地与他人交流。(2019全国Ⅰ)
First of all,I have been exposed to foreign teachers since a young age.I can communicate freely with others in English.
→First of all, _____________________ (expose) to foreign teachers since a young age, I can communicate freely with others in English.(现在分词作原因状语)
having been exposed
(2)它是一个让你了解我们学校历史的更好的机会。
It is a better chance for you.You should learn about the history of our school.
→It is a better chance for you ____________ the history of our school.(动词不定式作主语)
to learn about
2.用非谓语动词转换复合句,使语言简练
相对于用非谓语动词转换简单句,转换复合句要简单一些,只需要两步。因为需要转换的一般是从句部分,只要根据主句的主语和从句谓语动词的逻辑关系判断用哪种非谓语动词,再确定好时态语态即可。
第一步:写出复合句。
After we had practiced playing basketball for almost two months,we strongly desired to be the winner.
第二步:把after引导的时间状语从句转换为非谓语动词,practice与we之间为主谓关系,且表示完成,故用动词-ing形式的完成式作状语。
_______________(practice) playing basketball for almost two months,we strongly desired to be the winner.
Having practiced
转换的几个其他例子:
(1)我知道当地美术馆将举办一个中国画展览,所以写信申请志愿服务。(2019全国Ⅰ)
Because I know that the local art gallery will hold an exhibition of Chinese painting, I’m writing to apply for volunteering.
→_________ (know) that the local art gallery will hold an exhibition of Chinese painting, I’m writing to apply for volunteering.(现在分词作原因状语)
Knowing
(2)惊诧于他们的熟练程度,我决心要像他们一样好。
Because I was amazed at how skillful they were, I determined to be just as good.
→_________(amaze) at how