例如:In this era of rapid social and technological change leading to increasing life complexity and psychological displancement,both positive and negetive effects among persons in Western society.
剖析:這個句子中首先包括很長的一個修飾成分——時間狀語 “In this era of rapid social and technological change”,而后出現了主語 “both positive and negetive”,但是卻漏掉了謂語和賓語 “call for a balance”。
托福寫作常見錯誤三 句子結構錯誤
當使用連詞將一系列的單詞聯接起來的時候,應當使用詞性相同或同一類型的短語。
例如:I was able to raise my TOEFL score by studying hard and I read lots of books.
剖析:在這句話中,and前后都應該是相同的動名詞的形式,所以應該改成:by studying hard and reading lots of books.
托福寫作常見錯誤四 不加標點符號
不間斷句子 (Run-on Sentences) 指的到底是什么呢?請看下面的例句。
例如:There are many ways we get to know the outside world.
剖析:這個句子包含了兩層完整的意思:“There are many ways” 以及 “We get to know the outside world.” 但簡單地把它們連在一起就不太妥當了。
改為:There are many ways for us to learn about the outside world.
或:There are many ways through which we can become acquainted with the outside world.
托福寫作常見錯誤五 亂用詞匯
詞性誤用 (Misuse of Parts of Speech) 指的是考生在寫作的過程中,不考慮單詞的詞性和詞法功能,單純地從詞義對照的角度出發來運用單詞,從而造成病句。
例如:I against these rules because they are not so good.
剖析:本句是典型的詞性誤用,against 是一個介詞。需要與be 動詞一起構成謂語成分。
托福寫作常見錯誤六 代詞意義不明確
指代不清是指代詞與被指代的人或物關系不清,或者出現前后代詞不一致的情況。
例如:Alice and my sister are neighbors, and she always invites her to her house.
例如:Considering the fact that the problem is very complex,the government needs to take more targeted measures.
剖析:本句的 “the fact that the problem is very complex” 系同謂語從句,按照上述的原則,我們可以用詞組complexity of problem來替換這個從句。
托福寫作常見錯誤八 邏輯性差
不連貫主要指的是兩個句子缺乏邏輯上的聯系,前文不搭后語,或者連接詞使用的不準確。這也是考生最常犯的一個錯誤。所以在練習寫作時,必須要有意識地加強句子之間的邏輯。例如:Home-working enables employees to make a better balance between career and family. Working at home can free people from the sudden changes of weather.