- 條列要在最後一個物品前加逗號
I bought red, white and pink roses. (X)
I bought red, white, and pink roses. (O)
- 補充說明句子，要放在逗號裡
My father, a tall man is very strict. (X)
My father, a tall man, is very strict. (O)
- 兩個獨立子句，絕不能用逗號連結
I have a large dog, the dog eats a lot. (X)
修正方法有三個：
一、用對等連接詞連結。
I have a large dog, and the dog eats a lot.
二、用分號
I have a large dog; the dog eats a lot.
三、直接用句點
I have a large dog. The dog eats a lot.
- 主動一致
Jack like to read a lot. (X)
Jack likes to read a lot. (O)
- each, either, everyone, everybody… 是單數主詞
Everybody think he has a unique sense of humor. (X)
Everybody thinks he has a unique sense of humor. (O)
- 修飾句跟被修飾對象要接在一起
Walking slowly down the road, he saw a woman accompanied by two children. (X)
Walking slowly down the road, the woman was accompanied by two children. (O)
- 用正面形容事情
He was not very often on time = He was usually late
did not remember = forgot
did not pay attention to = ignored
not honest = dishonest
- 省略不必要單字
the question as to whether = whether
there is no doubt but that = no doubt
the reason why is that = because
- the fact that 常常可以省略
owing to the fact that = since
in spite of the fact that = though/although
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