英文寫作指南 English Mechanics: A Writing Guide
Sobre aquest llibre
Sample of Common Chinese Learner Errors
1. I have had worked in the business company.
Ans.: I have worked in the business sector.
要嘛就完成式have + Ved，要嘛就過去完成式had + Ved，不能混在一起用
2. It can touch our interest.
Ans.: It can draw (attract) our interest.
按照文意這裡應該用draw或attract
3. The color isn't dazzlingly.
Ans.: The color isn't dazzling.
Be動詞後面要加形容詞
4. The cover of a publication attract us.
Ans.: The cover of a publication attracts us.
單數名詞後面動詞要加s
5. It's boring a little.
Ans.: It is a little boring.
固定用法
6. Actually, we have not shop desire a little.
Ans.: Actually, we don't have a little bit of shopping desire.
have是動詞，否定時前面要加助動詞，desire這裡當名詞，所以要用shopping來修飾，整個shopping desire視為一個名詞，所以前面要有個量詞a little bit來修飾，再用介係詞of連接
Table of Contents
Markings
1 Underline (or Italic):
2 Use Quotation Marks:
3 Colon & Dash
4 Use Two Commas Around:
5 Single Comma
6 Semicolon
7 Commas in Lists
8 Apostrophe
9 Capitalization
10 Parallel Structure
11 Pronouns
12 Verbs
13 Active & Passive Voice
14 Verb Tense
15 Sentence Fragments
16 Comma Splice
17 Numbers
Compositions
18 Beginning a Composition
19 Paragraphs
20 General Points
21 References
22 Vocabulary
23 Homophones
24 Letters
25 Titles
Appendix
Comprehensive Exercise
Answers to Comprehensive Exercise
Puntuacions i ressenyes
Sobre l'autor
Clyde Warden, Ph.D. lives in Taiwan where he is a professor of marketing and business communication at National Chung Hsing University. Fluent in Chinese, he is the recipient of numerous research grants to study Asian business. Clyde studied at National Cheng Kung University, in Tainan, Taiwan, for his doctorate in marketing. His MBA is from the University of Oklahoma Graduate Business School. Research specialties include online learning, CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), and intercultural marketing issues. Research papers by Professor Warden have appeared in the Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Ethics, TESOL Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Research, International Journal of Service Industry Management, 管理評論, Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing, Computer Assisted English Language Learning Journal, Language Learning, The International Journal of Marketing Research, and Computers & Education.
Contact through: email: [email protected]
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Judy Chen, Ph.D. has been teaching business communication in Taiwan for over a decade. She is currently teaching at Overseas Chinese University. Professor Chen has published a number of research papers in international journals, including the journal TESOL Quarterly, where she served as a member of the editorial advisory board. Her main academic interests include student learning motivation, English for specific purposes, and computer assisted language learning in business English.
