有時候聽到“烤鴨”戰場歸來,興致勃勃地說:“寫作發揮不錯,最低考6分,絕對沒問題!”可是成績出來卻是5.5分,為什么?解開這個“ headache problem”的鑰匙之一就是標點符號的使用是否正確。

舉學生習作為例:
標點符號要用準
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例1
Firstly, the reason is over-consumption of fresh water. Owingto increasing population and utilising more water consuming items, such as washing machinesand flush toilets.(誤)
【解析】:
第一句沒有問題,但是后面的“ Owing to increasing population and utilising more water consuming items, such as washing machines and flush toilets本身只是介詞短語語,只是比較長罷了。“Owing to...”介詞短語在文章中是不能單獨存在的,因為它只是短語而不是句子,只能依附于一個句子而存在。
而這里在“ Owing to...”介詞短語的前后都用了句號,使得它孤立出來,造成錯句。
改正方法很簡單:去掉第一句末尾的句號,然后“ Owing”首字母變回小寫即可。
改正如下:
Firstly, the reason is over-consumption of fresh water owing to increasing population and utilising more water consuming items. such as washing machines and flush toilets
【譯】:
第一個原因是由于人口的增長和使用更多的耗水用品,如洗衣機和沖水馬桶,而導致的淡水的過量消耗。
Ken’s tips:
這樣的錯句
單獨拿出來看問題不大,但是放在一整篇作文當中往往會導致致命的錯誤。拿劍7 169頁上的考官對一篇考生作文的評語來說就是
The answer includes attempts at complex sentence forms, but these are generally awkwardly phrased and tend to require some re-reading to understand.”
(作文嘗試了使用主從復合句,但是總體上措辭表達很生硬笨拙,而且往往要讀好幾遍才能看懂意思。)
想想,讓考官評作文時眉頭緊皺,抓耳撓腮,接著氣血不通,怒發沖冠,最后咬牙切齒,目眥盡裂,作文分數怎么能高呢?解決問題的辦法就是正確使用標點符號。
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例2
Compulsory schooling is necessary nowadays, no matter in developed countries or developing countries. Because compulsory education is imperative toachieve equality in educational opportunities among the whole population. Aneffort should be made to ensure all children the age of 5 and 15 years attend some form of schooling.(誤)
【解析】:
" because"引導的是原因狀語從句,而后面一向才是主句。本應在原因狀語從句和主句之間用逗號隔開,而本錯句用了向號,使得原因狀語從向孤立出來沒有著落。雅思考官判定為缺乏主句,從而丟分。
改正如下:
Compulsory schooling is necessary nowadays, no matter in developed countries or developing countries. Because compulsory education is imperative to achieve equality in educational opportunities among the whole population, an effort should be made to ensure all children between the age of 5 and 15 years attend some form of schooling.
【譯】:
現如今,無論是在發達國家還是在發展中國家,義務教育都是必要的。因為義務教育對于達到所有人接受教育機會平等來說是很重要的,所以應該努力保證所有5歲到15歲的孩子都能接受學校教育。
(例二在第二章第一節中已經講過一次,這里再重復一次,你記住了嗎?)
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例3
Lack of communication with their peers and short age of sports may result inchildrens poor health and flawed characteristics, Besides, the unfiltered information on the Internet could also pollute childrens thoughts.(誤)
【解析】:
第二行逗號的后面是大寫首字母的
“ Besides,”這個逗號“,”錯誤!應將逗號改為句號,像這種錯誤不大影響文章的理解,一般不會扣分,但大家最好能注意這個細節,將雅思考官扣你分數的“罪惡”念頭早早就扼殺在搖籃里!
改正如下:
Lack of communication with their peers and shortage of sports may result inchildrens poor health and flawed characteristics. Besides, the unfiltered informationon the Internet could also pollute childrens virgin minds.
【譯】:
缺乏與同齡入的溝通以及體育鍛煉會導致兒童身體健康狀況不良以及性格缺陷。此外,互聯網不經過濾的信息也可能會污染兒童天真的思想。
總結。如果作文中出現一次這樣的錯誤,上6分應該問題不大,但若是出現三五個的話,絕對6分以下!
其實寫作進步的過程就是改錯的過程,只要能保證不犯同樣的錯誤,練習一篇進步一篇,這樣,錯誤就會越來越少,分數自然就會越練越高了。







