sentences

Effective sentences
Unity 1. Born in a small town in South China in the early 1950s, he grew up to be a famous musician. ----He was born in a small town in South China in the early 1950s. In his childhood he liked to sing songs. Later he entered a conservatory. In the 1970s he became a famous musician. 2. Du Fu was one of the greatest poets. ----Du Fu was one of the greatest poets of the Tang period.
P56. 1. Huang, who is over two meters tall, is the tallest man of the team. ----Huang, the tallest man of the team, is over two meters tall.
2. Social position, reputation, even life itself, and friends, were no longer interesting to him after he went bankrupt. ----After going bankrupt, social position, reputation, even life itself, and friends, were no longer interesting to him. 3. He decided to take the job, and it was something unexpected. ----Unexpectedly, he decided to take the job. 4. China will not be the first to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances. ----Under no circumstances will China be the first to use nuclear weapons. 5. Yang alone can do the work, and there are twenty students in the class. ----Of the twenty students in the class, Yang alone can do the work.
P38
1.Xu, who comes from a working-class family, enrolled in college last year. 2.The dean issued a bulletin, saying/which said the library would remain open on weekends. 3.Last night was a wild night, with the thunder roaring, the wind blowing a gale and the rain falling in torrents. 4. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night, for there are icicles on the trees. 5. Twelve years later he returned to his hometown, and looked in vain for the familiar landmarks.
11. Fred is energetic and capable. You can rely on him. 12. The children promised to be careful and return home early. 13. Dickens’s novels offer no solution to the social injustices exposed in them. 14. Either my watch is fast, or your watch is slow. 15. A beautiful view out of the window attracted my attention. 16. He finished reading almost ten books during the vacation. 17. If you are interesting in painting, you can take a course at the evening school. 18. She said that she would come if she could, but we needn’t wait for her. 19. To tell my friend the good news, I posted the letter at once. 20. I will go to the lecture, because I like the speaker’s poems.
I ate the meal that you cooked. --complex sentence I was scared, but I didn't run away. --compound sentence The dog that you gave me barked at me, and it bit my hand. --compound-complex sentence
1.She missed the step and sprained her ankle. ----loose sentence 2. It is a pleasure to read good books. ----periodic sentence 3. On hearing the news, he was angered, and I was saddened. ----balanced sentence
6.China has changed a great deal as a result of reform and opening-up policy during the past 30 years. ----As a result of reform and the open policy during the past 30 years, China has changed a great deal. 7. She was the first Chinese woman who had won a gold medal for figure skating in an international contest, according to newspaper reports. ----According to newspaper reports, she was the first Chinese woman who had won a gold medal for figure skating in an international contest. 8.An attempt was made by Robert to do all the things that the sailor members of the crew usually did while serving as a cabin boy on the ship. ----While serving as a cabin boy on the ship, Robert made an attempt to do all the things that the sailor members of the crew usually did. 9.Mrs. Jones, the famous writer, was among his neighbors. ----Among his neighbors was the famous writer, Mrs. Jones.
Here are the meanings and some examples of the coordinating conjunctions in English (from Wikipedia)
for: presents a reason ("He lost all his money, for he gambled too long.") (though "for" is more commonly used as a preposition) and: presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s) ("They gamble, and they smoke.") or: presents an alternate item or idea ("Every day they gamble or they smoke.") nor: presents a non-contrasting negative id来自百度文库a ("They don't gamble, nor do they smoke.") but: presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, but they don't smoke.") yet: presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, yet they don't smoke.") so: presents a consequence ("He gambled too long, so he lost all his money.")
P48
1.The meeting started at ten o’clock, and she began to speak. She spoke very fast. 2. Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known English playwrights of the 20th century. 3. The houses were mere shanties, with rages stuffed in the cracks and holes. 4. On the train I read the novel, which did not interest me at all. 5. We later learned that the well-dressed man who admitted us to the house was a thief. 6. The police helped me to find some important documents which I had lost three days before. 7. A saleswoman greeted us when we entered the shop. We saw all kinds of shoes on the shelves, and the prices were quite reasonable. A lot of customers were buying them. 8. Tell Helen, if she is at home, that I will come to see her. 9. Listening attentively, he/she/I heard a faulty sound. 10. I entered the room and saw no one.