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TypesofSentenceerrors1.SentencefragmentsAgrammaticallycompletesentencehasaverbwithitssubject.Structurallyitmustbeanindependentunit,capableofstandingalone.Thesentencefragmentmeanssimplythatdependentunitssuchasphrases,clauses,appositivesandothersuchgroupsofwordsaremistakenassentences.（片段句）2.Run-onsentence,esp.acommaspliceArun-onsentenceputstogethertwoormoresentenceswithnomarkofpunctuationbetweenthem.Whentwocompletesentencesruntogetherwithonlyacommabetweenthem,itiscalledarun-onsentence.（误用逗号连接句）3.MisplacedordanglingmodifierAcarelessuseofverbphraseslikeparticiple,gerund,infinitive,etc.resultsinaconstructionusuallyknownasthedanglingmodifier.Aphraseissaidtobedanglingifitisnottiedtosomethingitmodifies.（垂悬句）4.TheillogicalorfaultyparallelismThefalseparallels,thatis,usingparallelstructureforideasthatarenotparallel,shouldbeavoided.Asubordinatewhichorwhoclauseshouldnotbecarelesslyjoinedtoamainclauseby“and”.Correlativessuchasboth---and,either---or,etc.shouldbeusedonlybeforesentenceelementsthatareparallelinform.（误用平行句法）5.TheshiftinpointofviewAnyunnecessaryandillogicalshiftinpointofviewshouldbeavoided.Unnecessaryshiftfromactivetopassivevoiceareundesirable.Aneedlessshiftinnumberandpersonsshouldbeavoided.Shiftsinsubject,perspectives,ortenseshouldbeavoided.（角度随意转换）Identifytheerrorsinthefollowingsentencesandcorrectthem:1.Thebasketballgamewascancelled.Becausehalfoftheplayerswereinbedwiththeflu.2.Thesesnakesaredangerous，however,mostsnakesarequiteharmless.3.Lookingouttowardthehorizon,shesawonlytheoldcabininwhichMaryhadbeenborn.Asinglecottonwoodthathadescapedthedrought.Theapparentlyboundlessexpanseofsunburnedprairie.4.Withtheknowledgethat,althoughthedocumentshavebeenstolen,theyhavenotyetbeenseenbyaforeignagent.5.Lastyear,aftergraduatingfromhighschool,myfatherputmetoworkinhisoffice.6.Toappreciatethepoem,itmustbereadaloud.7.IhelpedmymotherwashclotheslastSunday,thuscausingmetomissthatfilm.8.Drivingacrossthestate,manybeautifullakeswereseen.9.Unselfishpeoplenotonlyarehappierbuttheyaremoresuccessful.10.Ifinallyrealizedthatmydaydreamingwasnotmakingmebeautiful,slender,orfriends.11.Heisamanofwideexperienceandwhoisalsoverypopularwiththefarmers.12.Iaminterestedinelectronics,becauseitisanewfieldandwhichoffersinterestingopportunitiestoonewhoknowsscience.13.Weswepttheroomcarefully,andthefurnitureandshelvesweredusted.14.Ifone’smouthisdry,eatalumpofsugarorchewgum.15.Youmustmakeyourselfinterestingtothegroupthatlistenstoyouandareconstantlytryingtodetectyourmistakes.16.Nooneswaminthelakethatsummer，alittleboyhaddroppedhispetintothewater.17.Ournewcarnotonlyismoreeconomicalbutalsoitismorecomfortablethanthatoldone.18.TimandRitadecidedtosendtheirdaughtertocollegeonthedayshewasborn.19.Hebelievedneitherinhimselfnordidhebelieveinothers.20.Thefatherorderedamealforhisfamilyrangingfromfriedshrimptochoppedbeef.21.Althoughtiredandhungry,thedrillsergeantwouldnotletusrest.22.Bloomsburyismorethanjustthehomeofgreatartists,itisalsothehomeofgreatart.