Part I Basic Elements of English Writing
Unit One Words
1.1 Meanings of a word
1.1.1 Polysemy of words
1.1.2 Extension of word meaning in different contexts
1.2 Use words correctly
1.2.1 The singular and plural forms of a special group of nouns
1.2.2 Abstract nouns
1.2.3 Collective nouns
1.2.4 Idioms
1.2.5 Synonyms
1.2.6 Transitional words
1.3 Use words precisely
1.3.1 Distinguish among synonyms
1.3.2 Distinguish between general words and specific words
1.3.3 Distinguish the words similar in spelling
1.3.4 Distinguish between formal and informal words
1.3.5 Distinguish the emotional coloring
1.4 Use words tersely
Exercises
Unit Two Sentence Writing
2.1 Comparison between Chinese and English sentence writing
2.1.1 Synthesis vs analysis
2.1.2 Comparison：subjective awareness vs objective awareness
2.1.3 Comparison：straightforward vs periphrastic
2.2 Principles for writing English sentences
2.2.1 Know the basic sentence patterns of English
2.2.2 Know the extension of English sentences
2.2.3 Know the varieties of English sentences
2.3 Improve qualities of English sentences
2.3.1 Avoid redundant words
2.3.2 Avoid cliche
2.3.3 Construct precisely
2.3.4 Have coherence
2.3.5 Have good rhythm and beautiful pronunciation
2.4 Avoid typical sentence errors
2.4.1 Sentence fragments
2.4.2 Choppy sentences
2.4.3 Stringy sentences
2.4.4 Disturbing inconsistency
2.4.5 Incomplete constructions
Exercises
Unit Three Punctuations
3.1 General introduction
3.1.1 Understanding punctuation
3.1.2 Functions of punctuation
3.2 Mistakes frequently made on punctuation
3.2.1 Mistakes by misunderstanding
3.2.2 Mistakes on punctuation resulting from grammatical confusion
3.2.3 Other mistakes
3.3 Different kinds of punctuation marks
3.3.1 Comma
3.3.2 Parenthesis
3.3.3 Dash
3.3.4 Colon
3.3.5 Semicolon
3.3.6 The ellipsis mark
Exercises
Unit Four Paragraph Writing
4.1 General introduction
4.1.1 Definition
4.1.2 Comparison analysis
4.2 Components of a paragraph
4.2.1 A topic sentence
4.2.2 Supporting sentences
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Part Ⅱ Essay Writing
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