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A well-written sentence is the foundation for both good writing and good written communication. There are several rules, as well as types of sentences, that a writer needs to be aware of in order to excel at writing, however. Once you have a grasp of the basic aspects of sentence writing, you will be on your way to becoming a great writer.

寫出好的句子是良好的寫作和良好的書面溝通的基礎。然而，作者需要注意幾種規則，以及句子類型，才能擅長寫作。一旦你掌握了句子寫作的基本方法，在寫作方面就上道了。

• Knowing the Basics Before Writing

1. Make sure your sentence expresses a complete thought.

確保句子表達一個完整的意思。

A sentence is a group of words that together express a complete idea that has meaning. When writing, it is a good idea to read your sentences aloud and ask yourself, "Does this sentence make sense? Does it express a complete idea?"

句子是一組共同表達一個完整想法的詞。寫作時，最好大聲朗讀你的句子，問自己，"這個句子有意義嗎？它表達一個完整的想法嗎？

• For example, "Eggs near river" is not a sentence because it does not express a complete idea.
• 例如，"河邊的雞蛋"不是句子，因為它不能表達一個完整的想法。
• "I ate eggs near a river yesterday" is a sentence because it has a clear, complete meaning.
• "我昨天在河邊吃雞蛋"是一句話，因為它有一個清晰、完整的含義。
• "Because I ate eggs" is a sentence fragment because it is incomplete; "because" sets the reader up for a cause-and-effect, but there is no effect here.
• "因為我吃了雞蛋"是一個句子片段，因為它是不完整的; 連詞"因為"讓讀者認為存在“因果關系”，但這里沒有結果。
• "Because I ate eggs near a river, I got wet" is a sentence because it completes the cause-and-effect established by the word "because."
• "因為我在河邊吃雞蛋，我弄濕了。"是一個句子，因為它完成了由"因為."一詞所確立的因果關系。

2. Include a subject and verb. 句子要有主語和動詞。

A subject is a person or thing that is being discussed in the sentence. The verb is the action word, which describes what the subject is doing.

主語是句子中正在討論的個人或事物。動詞是表示動作的詞，它描述了主體正在做什么。

• For example, in the sentence "I ate eggs", "I" is the subject and "ate" is the verb.
• 例如，在句子"我吃了雞蛋"，"我"是主語和"吃"是動詞。

3. Use correct punctuation. 正確使用標點符號。

Sentences in English begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark. 英語句子以大寫字母開頭，以標點符號結尾。

Proper terminal (end) punctuation includes a period (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!). Punctuation marks inform the reader when your sentence is finished, as well as the tone of voice they should use when reading.

能夠用在句末的標點包括句點 （.）、問號 （？） 或感嘆號 （！）。標點符號告知讀者句子說完了；也能提示讀者閱讀時應使用的語氣。

• An exclamation mark indicates surprise, whereas a question mark indicates confusion or questioning.
• 感嘆號表示驚訝，而問號表示困惑或質疑。

• How to Writing Simple Sentences

1. Define a simple sentence. 什么是簡單句

The simple sentence is the most basic of the sentences. It includes a subject, a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. This is known as an independent clause, because it can stand on its own.

簡單的句子是最基本的句子。它包括一個主題，一個動詞，它表達一個完整的思想。這稱為獨立條款，因為它可以獨立。

Here is an example: "Janet writes."

下面是一個示例："珍妮特寫作。

• In the above example, the subject is "Janet". She is the person being discussed.
• "Writes" is the verb. It is the action that the subject (Janet) is doing.
• Remember, the subject can be a person (I or Janet), place (Baltimore or Bathroom), thing (Chocolate), or idea (Jealousy).

在上面的示例中，主題是"珍妮特"。她是被討論的人。

"寫作"是動詞。這是主題（珍妮特）正在做的行動。

記住，主題可以是人（我或珍妮特），地點（巴爾的摩或浴室），東西（巧克力），或想法（嫉妒）。

2. Make simple sentences a bit more informative. 使簡單的句子更加翔實。

You can add direct objects and indirect objects to simple sentences to add more information.

您可以將直接對象和間接對象添加到簡單句子中以添加更多信息。

Here is an example: "Janet writes romance novels."

下面是一個例子："珍妮特寫浪漫小說。

The phrase "romance novels" is the direct object here: they are what Janet writes, so they receive the action of the verb.

短語"浪漫小說"是這里的直接賓主：它們是珍妮特寫的東西，所以他們動詞的動作接受者。

Simple sentences can also have compound subjects or compound verbs.

簡單句也可以有復合主題或復合動詞。

• A compound subject could look like this: "Janet and Sujata write romance novels." "Janet and Sujata" is a compound subject here, since there are two people doing the action.
• 復合主題可能看起來像這樣："珍妮特和蘇賈塔寫浪漫小說。"，"珍妮特和蘇賈塔"是這里的復合主語，因為有兩個人在做這個動作。
• A compound verb could look like this: "Janet writes and publishes romance novels." Janet is doing two things here, writing and publishing, so this is a compound verb.
• 復合動詞可能看起來像這樣："珍妮特寫和出版浪漫小說。" 珍妮特在這里做兩件事，寫作和出版，所以這是一個復合動詞。

3. Pay attention to singular and plural subjects and verbs. 注意單數和復數主語和動詞一致。

When choosing your subject and verb, make sure that the two words agree in number. The rule is that a singular subject needs a singular verb, and plural subjects need plural verbs.

在選擇主語和動詞時，請確保這兩個單詞在數量上一致。規則是單數主語需要單數動詞，復數主體需要復數動詞。

• A singular subject and verb looks like this: "My son is a doctor".
• A plural subject and verb looks like this: "My sons are doctors".

單數主語和動詞是這樣："我兒子是醫生"。

復數主語和動詞是這樣："我的兒子們都是醫生"。

When you begin to write your own simple sentence, begin with the subject. Think about what the sentence is going to be about. Next, choose your verb.

寫簡單句時，一定要先寫主語，想想句子是關于什么內容的。然后再選擇動詞。

試著寫幾個簡單句吧！