我們大家都知道語法的重要性。有了紮實的語法基礎，我們才能看懂複雜艱澀的結構，也才能寫出並說出正確的句子。那麼，掌握哪些語法技巧會讓你的英語水平得到提高呢？下面就一起來看看吧。
Grammar is important regardless of the field you're in.
不管你在哪個領域，語法都是很重要的。
- Poor writing can make others think you aren't intelligent. 糟糕的寫作會讓別人認為你不聰明。
- I'm the executive editor of a magazine and know firsthand how grammar can change the meaning of a sentence. 我是一家雜誌的執行編輯，我知道語法是如何改變一個句子的意思的。
- Don't get caught up in miscommunication. Master these simple tips. 別被誤解了。掌握這些簡單的技巧。
As the executive editor of Avenue Magazine, a luxury lifestyle publication based in New York City, I see the importance of proper grammar every day. But you don't have to work in publishing to realize the necessity of good writing. Misplaced commas, an incorrect spelling, or a missing hyphen can change the meaning of a sentence.
Language rules exist for clarity. A classic example is the sentence "Let's eat mom," which reads much differently from "Let's eat, mom." In the first, the writer is having her mom for dinner. In the second, she is urging her mom to eat with her.
語言規則是為了清晰而存在的。一個經典的例子是“讓我們吃媽媽”這句話，它讀起來和“讓我們開吃吧，媽媽”大不相同。第一個例子中，作者在吃他的媽媽。第二個中，她敦促她的媽媽和她一起吃飯。
Don't get caught up in an email chain of miscommunication. Read on for seven tips on how to improve your English expertise.
別被一連串的錯誤信息給纏住了。閱讀下面的七條小貼士，瞭解如何提高你的英語水平。
01
Read frequently
經常閱讀
Writing well can become second nature to those who also read well. Pay attention to how authors structure their sentences and how they use commas and sentence length to adjust tone and cadence. Reading can help to increase vocabulary. If you don't know where to begin, ask colleagues for reading suggestions specific to your field, or browse best-selling book lists (here's a great list of business books).
對那些讀得好的人來說，寫得好可以成為他們的第二天性。注意作者的句子結構，以及他們如何使用逗號和句子長度來調整語氣和節奏。閱讀可以幫助增加詞彙量。如果你不知道從哪裡開始，請同事們閱讀適合你的領域的建議，或者瀏覽暢銷書列表（這裡是一個很好的商業書籍列表）。
To write well, you must also understand the basics of the English language — how sentences are composed, the different parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, tense, and punctuation. Pick up a copy of Stephen King's "On Writing" for a fresh take on writing rules.
要寫出好的句子，你還必須瞭解英語的基礎——句子是如何構成的，詞性的不同部分，主詞/動詞的一致，時態和標點符號。看看一份斯蒂芬金的“關於寫作”的文章，以對寫作規則有新的瞭解。
02
Memorize homophones
記憶同音字
There's no way around it — many rules in the English language require memorization. Among the most frequently committed grammatical errors are misused homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
這是沒有辦法的--英語中的許多規則都要求熟記。在最常犯的語法錯誤中，有濫用的諧音，這些詞聽起來一樣，但有不同的含義。
"You're/your," "there/their/they're," "its/it's," and "then/than" are all commonly confused. An easy tool to help with contractions is to remember that they are derived from two words. "You're" is "you are"; "they're" is "they are"; and "it's" is "it is." "Then" is used to indicate time, whereas "than" is used as a comparison.
“You're/your”，“there/their/they're”，“its/it's”和“then/than”通常都是混淆的。一個簡單的工具來幫助收縮是記住它們來自兩個單詞。“You're”是“you are”; “they're”是“they are”; 而“it's”是“it is”。 “Then”用於表示時間，而“than”用於比較。
03
Learn first-person singular pronouns
學習第一人稱單數代詞
Sentences often call for choosing the correct first-person singular pronoun — either "I" or "me." Remember that "I" is a subject pronoun, whereas "me" is an object pronoun. A helpful way to determine word choice is to remove any other subjects.
句子往往要求選擇正確的第一人稱單數代詞——要麼是“I”，要麼是“me”。記住，"I"是主語代詞，而"me"是賓語代詞。確定單詞選擇的一個有用的方法是刪除任何其他的主語。
For example, consider the sentence "My roommate and I/me went to the store." If you think about the sentence as "I went to the store" or "Me went to the store," it's more obvious that "I" is correct."I" is the subject of the verb "to be."
例如，考慮一句：“我和我的室友去商店了。”如果你認為這句話是“我去了商店”或“我去了商店”，那麼更明顯的是“I”是正確的。"I"是動詞"to be"的主語。
04
Learn how to use commas
學習如何使用逗號
As a very broad rule of thumb, commas are used to indicate pauses in a sentence. They should not be used in place of a period. For example, "We went to the baseball field, it was fun" is incorrect.
作為一個非常廣泛的經驗法則，逗號被用來表示句子中的停頓。它們不應該被用來代替一個句號。例如，“我們去了棒球場，這很有趣”是不正確的。
But "We went to the baseball field, and it was fun" is correct, as commas can be used to separate two independent clauses when joined by coordinating conjunctions like "and," "or," or "but." Commas are also used to separate three or more phrases in a series, after an introductory clause or phrase, and to set off nonessential clauses or phrases.
但是，“我們去了棒球場，（and）這很有趣”是正確的，因為逗號可以用來區分兩個獨立的從句，當通過協調連詞如“和”，“或”，或“但是”連接的時候。逗號也用於在一個系列中，在一個介紹性的子句或短語之後，將三個或更多的短語分開，並引導非必要的從句或短語。
05
Beware the dangling modifier
小心不明確的修飾語
A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that doesn't have a clear subject. "After reviewing your notes, the conclusion remains elusive" contains a dangling modifier. Who is reviewing the notes? The sentence should be rewritten to say, "After reviewing your notes, I am unable to come to a conclusion."
“懸著的”修飾語是一個沒有明確主題的詞或短語。"在回顧了你的筆記之後，結論仍然難以捉摸"，其中包含了一個懸著的修飾語。是誰在複習筆記？這句話應該改寫為：“看了你的筆記後，我無法得出結論。”
06
Stay active
保持主動
All sentences are identified as being either active or passive. In an active sentence, the subject performs the action. "The girl ate the salad" is an active sentence.
所有的句子都被認為是主動的或被動的。在主動句中，主語執行動作。“女孩吃了沙拉”是一個主動句。
In a passive sentence, the subject of the sentence is also the subject of the action. "The salad was eaten by the girl" is a passive sentence. Though both are grammatically correct, passive sentence structures often lead to more errors, including dangling modifiers, misplaced commas, and run-on sentences. Sticking to the active voice will help ensure clarity.
在被動句中，該句的主語也是該動作的主語。“沙拉被女孩吃了”是一個被動的句子。儘管這兩種句子都是語法正確的，但被動句型往往會導致更多的錯誤，包括懸置修飾詞、錯置逗號和連句。堅持主動語態將有助於確保清晰。
07
Proofread and read your piece out loud
把你的文章讀一遍，大聲讀出來
A common cause of poor writing is time, as writers often power through emails and memos, giving a document a cursory glance before sending it to colleagues or clients. Step away from your piece before you submit it, and give it a thorough proofread.
寫作不善的一個常見原因是時間，因為作者通常會通過電子郵件和備忘錄，粗略地看一看文件，然後再將其發送給同事或客戶。在你提交你的文章之前，離開它，並給它一個徹底的校對。
Reading your writing in a new form — for example, on paper instead of on a screen; in a different font; or out loud — can be helpful in finding typos or grammatical errors.
用一種新的形式閱讀你的文章，例如，在紙上而不是在屏幕上；用不同的字體；或者大聲地閱讀，可以幫助你找到打字錯誤或語法錯誤。
Speaking aloud will also help you to catch redundancies — phrases like 3 a.m. in the morning and $2 million dollars are redundant because a.m. indicates morning, and the word dollars is a repetition of the dollar sign.
大聲說出來也能幫助你抓住多餘的東西——比如早上3點和200萬美元都是多餘的，因為上午的意思是早上，而“美元”這個詞是美元符號的重複。
08
“句式魔方”幫助孩子突破英語學習中的第二難關——單詞詞義、短語積累與生成、句子生成轉換能力。
通過學習“句式魔方”，孩子最終能形成語感，內化成語言本能，熟練生成各種句子。
沒有學習“句式魔方”的孩子，要麼只能機械的用各種單詞按照漢語習慣，生成各種中式英語句子，要麼就是不得不花費大量的精力背誦各種語法規則，亦步亦趨的按照這些規則生成句子，很可能被各種語法細碎知識點搞得頭昏腦漲而喪失學習興趣。而學習了“句式魔方”的孩子，通過“句式魔方”的短語矩陣訓練，不但能熟練的生成各種短語，並在訓練的過程中，增加了語感，還能再具體的語境中自然習得單詞含義，同時“句式魔方”通過其核心句的生成以及其它五種基本句式推導轉換的練習，讓孩子熟練掌握各種句式和常用時態的變化，最終獲得句子生成能力。
學完“句式魔方”，一方面有了具體語境後，孩子就知道了單詞意義，再結合已習得的“表音密碼”基礎，孩子就可將單詞的“音”、“形”、“意”對應起來，徹底解決單詞問題；另一方面，孩子可掌握短語與句子的生成機制，以及應對各種時態與句式的轉換問題，來輕鬆自主的生成各種句子，掌握應用！
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