英语写作11项规则

 　　1. To join two independent clauses, use a comma followed by a conjunction, a semicolon alone, or a semicolon followed by a sentence modifier.

　　2. Use commas to bracket nonrestrictive phrases, which are not essential to the sentence\'s meaning.

　　3. Do not use commas to bracket phrases that are essential to a sentence\'s meaning.

　　4. When beginning a sentence with an introductory phrase, include a comma.

　　5. To indicate possession, end a singular noun with an apostrophe followed by an \"s\". Otherwise, the noun\'s form seems plural².

　　6. Use proper punctuation³ to integrate a quotation⁴ into a sentence. If the introductory material is an independent clause, add the quotation after a colon¹. If the introductory material ends in \"thinks,\" \"saying,\" or some other verb indicating expression, use a comma.

　　7. Make the subject and verb agree with each other, not with a word that comes between them.

　　8. Be sure that a pronoun, a participial phrase, or an appositive refers clearly to the proper subject.

　　9. Use parallel construction to make a strong point and create a smooth flow.

　　10. Use the active voice unless you specifically need to use the passive.

　　11. Omit unnecessary words.

1 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

2 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

3 punctuation   

n.标点符号，标点法

参考例句：

• My son's punctuation is terrible.我儿子的标点符号很糟糕。
• A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand.一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。

4 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。