Standard English Grammar

Chapter VIII. Narration

Chapter VIII. Narration

A. The narrative essay

1. A narrative essay can be written in novel or essay form.

2. The narrative essay makes and supports a point. (Thesis statement).

3. It is told from a particular point of view (often told from the author’s). Narratives are generally written in the first person, that is, using I. However, third person (he, she, or it) can also be used.

4. It is filled with precise details (that are to explain, support, or embellish the story. You can include some sensory details to get the reader involved in the elements.) Narratives rely on concrete, sensory details to convey their point.

5. It relies on personal experiences. It can be based on one of your own experiences, either past or present, or it can be based on the experiences of someone else.

6. If you are writing a story, you must include all the conventions of storytelling: plot, character, setting, climax, and ending.

7. A narrative essay also communicates a main idea or a lesson learned.

Chapter VII. Description

Chapter VII. Description[1]

A. What do you want to describe? As you get started on your descriptive essay, it's important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often, a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the following:

1.  a person

2.  a place

3.  a memory

4.  an experience

5.  an object

Chapter V. Description

Chapter V. Description[1]

A. What do you want to describe? As you get started on your descriptive essay, it's important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often, a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the following:

1.  a person

2.  a place

3.  a memory

4.  an experience

5.  an object

2 A(C) Report: Which Word?

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Which Word?

Ø   要用哪個「開」才對?

「開」燈: turn on the light 「開」會: hold a meeting 「開」門: open the door

「開」支票: write a check 「開」夜車: burn the midnight oil 「開」玩笑: play a trick on / make fun of

2 A(C) Report:

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*officer/ official 什麼樣的官員

Q:同樣源於office這個字的officer和official，在字義上有什麼不同呢？

Ans: Officer代表的是「軍官、警官」，也可以擴大泛指穿著特殊制服，在近乎軍事化機構工作之官員，如「海關人員」。

     Official指的是在政府行政部門工作的「文職或公職官員」。

Ex. Mr. Wang is an officer in the Ministry of Defense. (X)

Mr. Wang is an official in the Ministry of Defense. (O)

Ex. Both commissioned and non-commissioned officials attended. (X)

    Both commissioned and non-commissioned officers attended. (O)

2 (Ac) Report: Sentence

Nov 14 , 2013   
 林宇薇 鄭淯澤 劉泓垣

Collins Common Errors in English – Sentence

Questions:

1.Question with auxiliary verbs(助動詞) P92

Has he been working?  /  Are you staying here?

(在yes,no問句中，助動詞放在第一位，之後才是主詞和主動詞)

2.Who,what,etc,as subject P93

What did you say? You = subject,What = object / What came next? What = subject.

Who made that noise?

(當wh-word是句子當中的主詞，不要使用do還有the word order is the same as for a statement)

3.What is … for? P93

What is that tool for? / What are the red parts for?

(要問有關某件事物目的或用途，用what is/are/was/were…for? For要放在句子最後面)

4.Indirect questions (間接問題) P94

Can you tell me where the station is? / Do you know what time it is?

(當詢問某人問題時，要有禮貌的表達用Could you tell me…?or Do you know? And has same word order as a statement)

Chapter VI. How to write a motivation letter[1] (Cover Letter)

Chapter VI.

How to write a motivation letter[1] (Cover Letter)

A. The Cover Letter (CL) is the document that accompanies your CV when you are applying for a job. For academic purposes, the document used is typically called statement of purpose, and is laid out after somewhat different rules. The CL is short (200-250 words), with a quite rigid structure and has the layout of a letter. Its goal is to introduce the CV, to bring to attention aspects of your activity that can help your application and are not listed or not presented in the proper light in the CV. In short, its goal is to answer the recruiter's question: "Why should I hire this person?".

Chapter V. How to write a Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Chapter V.

How to write a Curriculum Vitae (CV)[1]

A.The CV (resume, in American English) is meant to introduce you and your background to somebody who does not know you and barely has time to get to know you. It should present you in the best possible light, in a concise and well-structured manner.

B. A regular CV for business purposes should definitely not go over one A4 page. If you intend to use it for academic purposes and not for a job, the CV can pass that limit, on the condition that you use the extra space to describe academic activities, like conferences, publications list, etc.

C. A well-written CV shows first what is most important, but contains all relevant information. To this goal, we advise you to adapt it to your target (specific type of job or scholarship).

2 A(C) Report: Prepositions

靜宜大學  英國語文學系
中國交換生
周露曼 Michelle

介词 prepositions

(1)on the book

About	1 (  关于   )  2 (  大约 )=around	1 the poem is basically about love 2 she is probably about/around twenty.(do not use round here)
Around=round	(在…..周围)	we all sat round/around a table.
Across=through	穿过	From one side of an area to another
Among=amongst	在…..之中(三者，三者以上的事物)
As	作为 成为	Like =similar to

Chapter IV. Effective Sentences: Developing a Concise Style

Chapter IV.

Effective Sentences: Developing a Concise Style[1]

A.  Avoid Deadwood Constructions

1. The reason the starving novelist drove 50 miles to a new restaurant was because it was serving his favorite chicken dish. . .

2.  The starving novelist dove 50 miles to a new restaurant because it was serving his favorite chicken dish. . .

3. Because of the fact that his surfboard business failed after only a month, my brother decided to leave Minnesota.

4. Because his surfboard business failed after only a month, my brother decided to leave Minnesota.

2 A(C) Report: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

 E2A(c) 賴暄儒Shelly 鄧皓庭Sandy

Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases (p.62-70)

Ø  Adverb: If you want to say how someone does something, or how something happens, you need to use an adverb and not an adjective.

Ø  List of Adverbs:

The structure of the essay

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Chapter II. The Thesis statement

Chapter II.

The Thesis Statement

A.    What is a Thesis? What does a ‘Working Thesis’ Do?

1. “The thesis statement declares the main point or controlling idea of your entire essay” (Wyrick 32).[1]

2. a concise solution to the issue being addressed.

3. “Frequently located near the beginning of a short essay, the thesis answers these questions: ‘What is the subject of this essay?’ ‘What is the writer’s opinion on this subject?” What is the writer’s purpose in this essay? (to explain something? To argue a position? To move people to action? To entertain?” (32).

4. “A working thesis statement can be your most valuable organizational tool. Once you have thought about your essay’s main point and purpose, you can begin to draft your paper to accomplish your goals. Everything in your essay should support your thesis” (32).

Chapter I. Prewriting

Chapter I.

Prewriting[1]

A.    Getting Started

1.  “For many writers, getting started is the hardest part. You may have noticed that when it is time to begin a writing assignment, you suddenly develop an enormous desire to straighten your books, water your plants, or sharpen your pencils for the fifth time. If this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin writing” (Wyrick 3).

2.  “But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that”

a. “You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader, and

b. More than anything, you want to communicate those ideas to your reader” (3).

Collins Common Errors in English 

Correct Writing/ Butler Hickman

Correct Writing Sixth Edition
Butler Hickman

BEGINNING ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 Composition Practice Book 2

Composition Practice Book 2 -
Asia Edition Paperback – June 30, 2009
by Linda Lonon Blanton, Jessica Michelle Beck