本书在梳理学生以往学习到的英语知识的基础上,强调正确句子写作的重要性和写作时文章结构的重要性;同时突出实用性,尽可能地与学生将来工作中的需求相结合。全书共7章,分别为写作中的语法错误分析、句子错误分析、有效句子的写作、英语标点及大小写规则、段落的写作、英文Essay写作、英文简历和论文文摘的写作。学生通过学习此书,可初步掌握英文写作的技巧,为今后的学习和工作打下良好的英文写作基础。
本书可作为各类非英语专业硕士生、博士生的英语写作教材,也可供英语教师、英语专业本科生学习参考。

Chapter 1 Grammar error analysis
1.1 Subject/verb agreement problem
1.1.1 Five kinds of subject
1.1.2 Rules for subject verb agreement
1.2 Pronoun form and agreement problem
1.2.1 Rules for pronoun agreement
1.2.2 Shift of pronouns
1.2.3 Other problems with pronouns.
1.3 Verb tense problem
1.3.1 Tips for tenses
1.3.2 Shift in verb tenses
1.4 Verb form problem
1.5 Verbal problem
1.5.1 Gerunds
1.5.2 Participles
1.5.3 Infinitives
1.5.4 A comparison between gerunds and infinitives.
1.6 Wbrd form problem
1.6.1 Useful suffixes
1.6.2 A difference between a gerund and a derived noun
1.6.3 Correct comparative and superlative forms of adjec—tives
1.7 Word choice problem
1.7.1 Correct usage of take,make,and do
1.7.2 Words easily confused
1.8 Wrong usage of articles
1.8.1 1 Indefinite articles:a and an
1.8.2 Definite article:the
1.8.3 First VS.subsequent mention
1.8.4 General VS.specific
1.9 Problem with the plural form of a noun
1.10 Word order problem
1.10.1 Rules for word order:inversion of subject and verb
1.10.2 Word order in subordinate clauses
1.10.3 Other situations that requires an inverted word order
1.10.4 Avoiding“squinting”modifiers
1.11 Wrong attributive clause
1.12 Wrong subordinate clause
1.12.1 Independent clauses
1.12.2 Three ways to combine clauses
1.12.3 Dependent clauses
1.13 Parallel form problem
1.13.1 Elements joined by parallel structure
1.13.2 Avoiding problems of parallel structure
1.13.3 Incomplete comparisons
Chapter 2 Sentence error analysis
2.1 The“Big Three”sentence errors
2.1.1 Fragments
2.1.2 Comma splices and run—on sentences
2.2 Dangling modifiers
2.2.1 Major kinds of dangling modifiers
2.2.2 Strategies for revising dangling modifiers
2.3 Fused sentences/Mixed constructions
2.4 Problems with sentence shift
2.4.1 Consistence in person and number
2.4.2 Consistence in subject,voice,and mood
2.4.3 Consistence in verb tense
2.4.4 Consistence in direct and indirect discourse
2.5 Other sentence errors to avoid
Chapter 3 Effective sentences
Chapter 4 Punctration and mechanics
Chapter 5 Powerful paragraphs
Chapter 6 Essays
Chapter 7 Resume and abstract
Bibliography