最常见的并列句就是用and,but等作为连接词,将两个分句连接起来。比如:
历史必然含混也因此必然有趣。
History has to be vague and is therefore very interesting.
在中国孩子们没有权利也因此做一些自己不喜欢做的事情。
In China children have little rights and therefore have to do many things that they do not enjoy doing.
计算机不仅给人们带来了方便,还使人们学得更多。
Computers have not only brought convenience but they have also made people learn more.
从这些例句,我们可以得到以下这些结论:
1、尽量使用复数名词作主语
之所以提出这样的建议,是因为复数名词更能说明某个群体的共性,具有说服力,个体例子可能比较典型,不足以论证你的观点。
2、能用过去式就用过去式,能用完成式就用完成式
3、用not only把第一个谓语动词切开,用but also把第二个谓语动词切开
常见的三种句子切分结构:
主语和谓语切开(要求主语超过一个词)
Those parents, however, have supported such a stupid decision.
助动词和实义动词切开
Those parents have , however, supported such a stupid decision.
系动词和表语切开
It is, however, hardly true that……
4、不是省略而是替换(代词) 例:6. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
A nice environment will make people happier.
A nice environment will also make people healthier. A good environment will not only make people happier and healthier, but it will even make people more productive.
通过这三句的比较,我们可以很明显地感受到并列句对于托福写作level提高的作用。
托福写作时的注意事项
总结来看,如果想在托福的机器评分中取得高分,我们在写作时要特别注意以下几点:
写作时题目中的topic词汇一定要在文章中出现,以避免被机器判为跑题;
写作时要清楚写出表达观点的主题句以及主体段的主题句;
要尽可能避免各种语言错误包括拼写、标点符号、大小写以及缩写错误;
要提高文章词汇的多样性,尽量避免同一词汇(除topic词汇外)不断重复出现
要提高文章词汇的高级性,在平时要累积一些学术词汇并学会正确的使用方法;
要提高句式多样性,多写各种从句或长句子。