从句不仅是很重要的句型,而且在雅思写作中的使用率比较高。考试中,常常用到的从句主要有:宾语从句,定语从句,主语从句以及状语从句。
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雅思写作范文中,从句在段落中出现的频率都是很高的,尤其是段introduction中,一般做背景介绍的时候都会使用宾语从句。例如:Some people claim that…,在文章的主体部分中,为了体现句式的变化,各种从句交替应用就显得很重要。
凡事过犹不及,就像美酒再好也不能贪杯一样,从句虽然有很多好处,但千万不要过多重复。虽然从句的优点是简单句不能比拟的,但只有简单句结合从句,才能体现句子的多变性;也只有全部的句子都为主题句服务,文章的整体性才会更好的体现。
以下是北京新航道雅思推荐的大作文议论文中一些比较好的从句例子:
1. 宾语从句:阐述观点
Some people maintain that…
Some people are fully convinced that…
Some people assert that…
Some people deem that…
Some people deny that…
2. 定语从句:一般在主体部分中常见,起到修饰和限制的作用,达到简化句子的目的
Those who + 谓语…
e.g. Those who are addicted to the Internet tend to be isolated, unsociable or even depressed.
主语 + 谓语 + 宾语,which + 谓语…
e.g. The government should encourage people to take public transport, which will relieve the pressure on traffic to some extent.
介词 + 引导词,some of which, few of whom
e.g. The Internet brings many tangible benefits, two of which deserve most attention.
e.g. Many steps have been taken to relieve pressure on traffic, some of which are ineffective.
3. 主语从句
It is increasingly/ widely/ generally accepted/ acknowledged/ known that…
It is suggested/ indicated/ demonstrated/ illustrated in the graph that…
It is reported/ estimated/ proved that…
It is vital/ crucial/ essential/ significant that…
It is clear/ evident/ obvious/ manifest that…
It is undoubted/ undeniable that…
It is imperative that…
Whether … is a controversial issue.
Whether we should do… depends on whether…
What we should do… is to do…
What we should pay attention to/ emphasize/ stress is to do…
What we are confronted with is that…
What concerns us most is…
以上就是一些很好的句式让从句在雅思写作中得到更好的利用,在掌握了从句的正确用法后,写作中能合理,正确地使用从句,不但能地道的表达英文,而且还能使文体结构更加严谨,美观。这样,我们的雅思写作不管在样式上还是在内容上都会有很大改观,离突破雅思写作障碍自然也就不远了。