Tham khảo tài liệu 'writting good or well 3', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter 15 Going on Location Placing Descriptions Correctly A. Even before she passed the road test that was given only twice a month Julie bought a leather license holder. The license holder is available all the time in a leather goods store but the test shows up only twice a month. Move the description closer to test and you re all set. 16. Julie passed the eye examination administered by a very near-sighted clerk with flying colors. 17. The written test inquired about maneuvers for cars skidding on ice. 18. Another question inquired about defensive driving which required an essay rather than a multiple-choice response. 19. About a week after the written portion of the exam the Department of Motor Vehicles sent a letter giving Julie an appointment for the road test lacking sufficient postage. 20. Julie asked her sister to drive her to the testing site before the letter arrived. 21. Julie s examiner a nervous man whose foot kept slamming onto an imaginary brake pedal constantly wrote notes on an official form. 22. The first page contained details about Julie s turning technique which was single-spaced. 23. Julie hit only two pedestrians and one tree in the middle of a crosswalk. 194 Part IV All You Need to Know about Descriptions and Comparisons 24. The examiner relaxed soon after Julie s road test in his aunt s house in Florida. 25. Julie wasn t surprised to hear that she had failed her first road test but the pedestrians lawsuit was a shock because the examiner had fainted when the speedometer hit 80. Hanging off a Cliff Dangling Descriptions The most common structure in an English sentence is subject the person or thing you re talking about and verb a statement of being or action about the subject in that order. This structure is a good workhorse to carry your meaning to the reader but it s a bit boring if overused. To spice up your writing you may begin some sentences with extra information introductory descriptions that may resemble verbs but not actually be
