第 1 页 共 4 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑英语写作里句式多样化(2) 此句用 and 把三个分句一贯到底,既乏味又可笑
假如使用了关系代词 which,语义就会更连贯,语言也会更流畅: the mississippi river,which is one of the longest rivers in the world,often overflows its banks in the spring time,endangering the lives of many people
三、长短句交插 长句和短句是就句子的字数多少、形体长短而言的
长句和短句各有其优点和缺点
长句,因为使用的定语、状语较多,限制了概念的外延,增大了概念的内涵,所以比较精确、严密,但使用起来不够活泼简便
短句,由于字数少,直截了当,一般比较简洁、明快、有力,但不利于表达冗杂的语义内容
在具体语言活动中,最好长短句交替使用
这既表达了节奏上的要求,也是意义上的需要
例如: 〔1〕we can imagine the beautiful surroundings
第 2 页 共 4 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑〔2〕there are many trees along the streets
〔3〕there is a clean river in the city
〔4〕 there are many fishes in the river
〔5〕there are willow trees on the one side
〔6〕there are some pieces of grassland on the other side
〔7〕there are many flowers on them
文中七个句子都是简洁句,句型结构单一,而且句子长短同一,都在七、八词左右,十分单