雅思考試作文寫作技巧與應注意事項
句子、詞語。文章由句子組成，句子由詞語組成。在着手寫文章之前，應該提醒自己注意下面幾點
1)句子與詞語的正確用法。這是最基本的一點。這裏包括單字的正確拼寫、詞語在特定句子中的正確應用、正確的句子模式。注意：千萬不要在文章中出現中國式的英語。這就要求在構思的時候不要用中文進行思考，寫的時候要仔細斟酌文章的語句。
2)句子的多樣化。這點的實現必須在句子與詞語的正確上來實現。句子的多樣化是體現一個人英語語言水平的關鍵也是使文章獲得高分的重點。如非謂語從句、定語從句、賓語從句等，以及簡單句、複雜句的綜合使用。
3)標點的'正確使用
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保持書寫的工整性與字跡
常見錯誤提醒
一.不一致(disagreements)
所謂不一致不光指主謂不一致，它還包括了數的不一致時態不一致及代詞不一致等.
例1. when one have money ,he can do what he want to .
(人一旦有了錢，他就能想幹什麼就幹什麼.)
剖析：one是單數第三人稱，因而本句的have應改爲has ;同理，want應改爲wants.本句是典型的主謂不一致.
改爲：once one has money ,he can do what he wants (to do)
二.修飾語錯位(misplaced modifiers)
英語與漢語不同，同一個修飾語置於句子不同的位置，句子的含義可能引起變化.對於這一點中國學生往往沒有引起足夠的重視，因而造成了不必要的誤解.例1. i believe i can do it well and i will better know the world outside the campus.
剖析：better位置不當，應置於句末.
三.句子不完整(sentence fragments)
在口語中，交際雙方可藉助手勢語氣上下文等，不完整的句子完全可以被理解.可是書面語就不同了，句子結構不完整會令意思表達不清，這種情況常常發生在主句寫完以後，筆者又想加些補充說明時發生.
例1. there are many ways to know the society. for example by tv ,radio ,newspaper and so on .
剖析：本句後半部分＂for example by tv ,radio ,newspaper and so on .”不是一個完整的句子，僅爲一些不連貫的詞語，不能獨立成句.改爲：there are many ways to know society ,for example ,by tv ,radio ,and newspaper.
四.懸垂修飾語(dangling modifiers)
所謂懸垂修飾語是指句首的短語與後面句子的邏輯關係混亂不清.例如：at the age of ten, my grandfather died.這句中＂at the age of ten＂只點出十歲時，但沒有說明”誰”十歲時.按一般推理不可能是my grandfather,如果我們把這個懸垂修飾語改明確一點，全句就不那麼費解了.改爲：
when i was ten, my grandfather died.
例1. to do well in college, good grades are essential.剖析：句中不定式短語“to do well in college”
五.邏輯主語不清楚.
改爲：
to do well in college, a student needs good grades.五.詞性誤用(misuse of parts of speech)
“詞性誤用”常表現爲：介詞當動詞用；形容詞當副詞用；名詞當動詞用等.例1. none can negative the importance of money.
剖析：negative系形容詞，誤作動詞。
改爲：
none can deny the importance of money.
六.指代不清(ambiguous reference of pronouns)
指代不清主要講的是代詞與被指代的人或物關係不清，或者先後所用的代詞不一致。試看下面這一句：
mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted her to be her bridesmaid.
(瑪麗和我姐姐很要好，因爲她要她做她的伴娘。)
讀完上面這一句話，讀者無法明確地判斷兩位姑娘中誰將結婚，誰將當伴娘。如果我們把易於引起誤解的代詞的所指對象加以明確，意思就一目瞭然了。這個句子可改爲：
mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted my sister to be her bridesmaid.
例1. and we can also know the society by serving it yourself.剖析：句中人稱代詞we和反身代詞yourself指代不一致。改爲：
we can also know society by serving it ourselves.
七.不間斷句子(run-on sentences)
什麼叫run-on sentence?請看下面的例句。
例1. 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.”。簡單地把它們連在一起就不妥當了。
改爲：
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
八.措詞毛病(troubles in diction)
diction是指在特定的句子中如何適當地選用詞語的問題，囿於教學時間緊迫，教師平時在這方面花的時間往往極其有限，影響了學生在寫作中沒有養成良好的推敲，斟酌的習慣。他們往往隨心所欲，拿來就用。所以作文中用詞不當的錯誤比比皆是。
例1. the increasing use of chemical obstacles in agriculture also makes pollution.
(農業方面化學物質使用的不斷增加也造成了污染。)
剖析：顯然，考生把obstacles“障礙”，“障礙物”誤作substance“物質”了。另外“the increasing use (不斷增加的使用)”應改爲“abusive use (濫用)”。
改爲：
the abusive use of chemical substances in agriculture also causes/leads to pollution.
九.累贅(redundancy)
言以簡潔爲貴。寫句子沒有一個多餘的詞；寫段落沒有一個無必要的句子。能用單詞的不用詞組；能用詞組的不用從句或句子。如：
in spite of the fact that he is lazy, i like him.本句的“the fact that he is lazy”系同謂語從句，我們按照上述“能用詞組的不用從句”可以改爲：in spite of his laziness, i like him.例1. for the people who are diligent and kind, money is just the thing to be used to buy the thing they need.
剖析：整個句子可以大大簡化。
改爲：
diligent, caring people use money only to buy what they need.
十.不連貫(incoherence)
不連貫是指一個句子前言不對後語，或是結構上不暢通。這也是考生常犯的毛病。
例1. the fresh water, it is the most important things of the earth.
剖析：the fresh water與逗號後的it不連貫。it與things在數方面不一致。
常見聯詞
表層進
first, firstly to begin with/second, secondly to start with/third, thirdly what’s more/also and then/and equally important/besides in addition/further in the first place/still furthermore
last but not the least/next besides/too moreover/finally
表舉例
for example for instance/to illustrate as an illustration/after all/表解釋
/as a matter of fact/frankly speaking/
in this case namely/in other words
表總結
in summary in a word/in brief in conclusion/to conclude in fact/indeed in short/in other words /of course/it is true specially/namely in all/that is to summarize/thus as has been said/altogether in other words/finally in simpler terms/in particular that is/on the whole to put it differently/therefore表強調
of course indeed/above all most important/emphasis certainly in fact
表讓步
still nevertheless/in spite of all the same/even so after all/concession granted naturally/of course
表比較
in comparison likewise/similarly equally/however likewise/in the same way/
錶轉折
by contrast although/e same time but/in contrast nevertheless/notwithstanding on the contraryon the other hand otherwise/regardless still/though yet/despite the fact that even so/even though for all that/however in spite of/instead
表時間
after a while afterward/again also/and then as long as/at last at length/at that time before/besides earlier/eventually finally/formerly further/furthermore in addition/in the first place in the past/last lately/meanwhile moreover/next now/presently second/shortly simultaneously/since so far/soon still/subsequently then/thereafter too/until until now/when.
