自从托福机考开始在全世界普及之后,托福写作部分也随之引入了电子考官(e-rater)进行写作评分。电子考官相较于普通考官,在托福写作的语法评分上表现得尤为苛刻。也正因如此,同学们在准备托福独立写作的时候,语法部分千万不能掉以轻心。
虽然很多同学的语法知识还算扎实,但在长期的教学和作文批改中,我发现同学们在应用过程中,常犯的语法错误还是挺多。其中最为普遍的就是以下句子里出现的错误。讲解之前,希望大家可以拿出纸笔,先自己试着改改。
1.A movie that inspires deep emotions.
2.I studied all night for the midterm, I’m sure I got an A.
3.Me and my brother are majoring in sports management.
4.Collecting seashells are my hobby.
5.Printed books are limited in space, however, space is not an issue for electronic ones.
6.There are many people prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers.
7.A doctor’s salary is higher than a teacher.
8.Education for kid can be very costly.
找到它们的错误了吗?改好后,我们来看看答案,看看自己做得怎么样吧!
(注意:以下只给出了一种改正方法,但实际上可以有多种修正方式。理解错误原因是关键。)
1.A movie that inspires deep emotions.
2.I studied all night for the midterm, so I’m sure I got an A.
3.My brother and I are majoring in sports management.
4.Collecting seashellsismy hobby.
5.Printed books are limited in space; however, space is not an issue for electronic ones.
6.There are many people who prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers.
7.A doctor’s salary is higher than a teacher’s.
8.Education for kids can be very costly.
对完答案,感觉怎么样?这个小练习我在课堂也经常做,通常来说,全部做对的同学较少,总有几句会有点问题。如果你全找对了,那你的语法功底很不错,恭喜你!如果没有,也不用灰心,这些问题都是可以改正的。只要你在意识到问题后,练习中自己多加注意并总结,就会有进步。
那说到底,这些句子的具体问题到底是什么呢?不用着急,接下来我们逐句分析。