浅析形式主语在雅思写作中的应用

　　形式主语;

　　(一)什么是形式主语

　　作为形式主语的it并无实际语义，是为满足语法上的需要，避免句子头重脚轻，它代替的是句子的逻辑主语。

　　(二)形式主语it所在的句型类别

　　1、作不定式的形式主语

　　(1)句型

　　It; is; +; a; pity/a; pleasure; +; to; do; sth.

　　It; is; +; wrong/right/wise/cruel/naughty/selfish; +; of; sb.; +; to; do; sth.

　　It; is; +; necessary/hard/important/difficult/possible/common; +; for; sb.; +; to; do; sth.

　　(2)雅思范文写作实例

　　A.; Beyond; this，; it; is; also; of; paramount; importance; to; use; theaters; and; museums; as; the：“social; classroom”; of; culture; and; history; education.

　　B.; I; think; it; is; by; no; means; pointless，; in; any; way，; to; try; to; keep; traditions; alive; with; technology.; (Cambridge; 3，; P162，; Task; 2)

　　C.; It; is; difficult; to; say; who; has; the; right; to; judge; whether; children; working; is：“wrong”; or：“valuable”.; (Cambridge; 3，; P164，; Task; 2)

　　D.; …，; it; is; important; to; remember; that; children; need; to; develop; skills; other; than; intellectual; ones; and; … (Cambridge; 3，; P168，; Task; 2)

　　E.; Finally，; I; think; that; it; is; also; important; to; remember; that; children; need; to; relax; as; well; as; work; … (Cambridge; 3，; P168，; Task; 2)

　　F.; Because; people; interpret; happiness; for; themselves; in; so; many; different; ways，; it; is; difficult; to; give; ang; definition; that; is; true; for; everyone.; (Cambridge; 4，; P165，; Task; 2)

　　G.; It; is; quite; common; these; days; for; young; people; in; many; countries; to; have; a; break; for; studying; after; graduation; from; high; school.; (Cambridge; 5，; P165，; Task; 2)

　　H.; They; may; think; that; it; is; better; to; continue; in; a; particular; job，; or; to; do; sth; completely; different; from; from; a; university; course.; (Cambridge; 5，; P165，; Task; 2)

　　据本人统计，剑桥官方的雅思真题(剑3—剑8)几乎每一篇Task2考官范文中，都有所使用，甚至在有的文章中出现三次之多。

　　(3)学生写作实例

　　实例 1：Many; people，; if; not; most，; are; strong; believer; in; the; claim; that; regard; children; go; to; work; as; completely; wrong，while; others; hold; the; opposite; opinion.

　　修改建议：it; is; completely; wrong; for; children; to; go; to; work.

　　实例2：They; have; to; complete; their; homework; conscientiously; within; limited; time; and; difficult; to; discover; the; problems; in; studies.

　　修改建议：thus; it; is; difficult; to; discover; their; problems; in; study.

　　实例3：College; graduates; are; difficult; to; find; jobs.

　　修改建议：It; is; difficult; for; college; graduates; to; find; jobs.

　　实例4：Parents; realise; the; needs; of; their; children; is; extremely; important.

　　修改建议：It; is; extremely; important; for; parents; to; realise; the; needs; of; their; children.

　　It; is; extremely; important; that; parents; realise; the; needs; of; their; children.

　　2、作动名词的形式主语

　　(1)句型

　　It; is; +; (no); use/good/useless/a; waste; of; time/energy/efforts; +; doing; sth.

　　It; is; +; good/useless/hard/foolish/enjoyable/worthwhile; +; doing; sth.

　　(2)雅思范文写作实例

　　A.; For; instance，; children; usually; pay; attention; to; match; their; clothing; and; toys; ; in; fact，; it; is; really; worth; competing; thing; that; their; study; is; being; ignored.

　　B.; Some; parents; believe; that; it; is; no; use; having; second; education; for; their; kids.

　　(3)学生作文实例

　　实例：Particular; countries; and; individuals; deals; with; environmental; issues; are; no; use.