在《普林斯顿评论》刊登的一篇题为《大学申请的 6 大简单语法规则》的文章中,高校招生官谈到,良好的语法能让你的想法“大放异彩”。 这些官员每天都会接触大量来自全球各地学生递交的申请文书,并由此决定谁能获取入学资格。
文中还提到,招生官表示语法错误会使人分心,而好语法则能够让读者把注意力集中到文章的内容上。
以下是高校招生官建议遵循的一些重要语法规则:
规则1
修饰语(描述事物的单词或短语)应靠近其修饰的单词或短语。
示例: Purchased last week, the new preparation materials helped the student study.
常见错误: Purchased last week, the student studied with her new preparation materials.
规则2
确保代词指代一个特定的名词,并与其指代名词的单数或复数形式保持一致。
示例: The professor is a favorite at the university, but he is now taking a semester off.
常见错误: The professor is a favorite at the university, but they were now taking a semester off.
规则3
牢记句子主语,确保主语始终与动词保持一致。
示例: Each of the authors involved in writing the book was a sociologist.
常见错误: Each of the authors involved in writing the book were sociologists.
规则4
当一个句子中存在两个或多个并列成分时,应使用同类语法形式。
示例: The teacher thought he was a good student because he turned in his papers on time, tested well on exams and appeared enthusiastic.
常见错误: The teacher thought he was a good student because he turned in his papers on time, tested well on exams and his enthusiasm was high.
规则5
当主语是动作的执行者时,选择主动语态(而非被动语态)。
示例: After I spent the past semester meeting with my study group in the library, I decided to change the location.
常见错误: After meeting in the library with my study group for the past semester, changing locations was my decision.
在备考托福考试的写作部分时,作为考生的小伙伴们要记住这些重要的语法规则。这将有助于阅卷人把注意力集中到文章的重点,更加关注你的奇思妙想,帮助你的文章获得高分。