二、 作文內容的陳述
結構in the first place/ secondly/ on top of that
以下手段是增加句子複雜性的常見方法，也是得高分的“亮點”。
1.改變句子的開頭方式，不要一味地都是主語開頭，接著是謂語、賓語，最後再加一個狀語。可以把狀語置於句首，或用分詞做狀語等。
〔原文〕we met at the school gate and went there together early in the morning.
〔修正〕early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together.
〔原文〕the young man couldn’t help crying when he heard the bad news.
〔修正〕hearing the bad news， the young man couldn’t help crying.
2.在整篇文章中，避免只使用一兩個句式，要靈活運用諸如倒裝句、強調句、主從複合句、分詞狀語等。
①強調句
〔原文〕i met him in the street yesterday.
〔修正〕it was in the street that i met him yesterday.
it was yesterday that i met him in the street.
②由with或without引導的短語。如:
he sat in a chair with a newspaper in the hand.
③分詞短語。如:
satisfied with the result，he decided to go on with a new experiment.
④倒裝句。如:
only in this way can we achieve our goal.
never before have i seen such a wonderful film.
not only should we study in the college, but also learn how to be a decent person.
⑤省略句。如:
if so，victory will be ours.
you can make some changes wherever necessary.
3.通過分句和合句，增強句子的連貫性和表現力。
〔原文〕he stopped us half an hour ago. he made us catch the next offender.
〔修正〕he stopped us half an hour ago and made us catch the next offender.
〔原文〕we had a short rest. then we began to play happily. we sang and danced.
some told stories. some played chess.
〔修正〕after a short rest， we had great fun singing and dancing， telling jokes and playing chess.注意使用不同長度的句子，要結合使用，不能只用短句或只用長句。
4.學會使用過渡詞。如:
①遞進: then(然後)， besides(還有)， furthermore(而且)， moreover(此外)等。
②轉折: however(然而)， but(但是)， on the contrary (相反)， after all(畢竟)等。
③總結: finally(最後)， at last(最後)， in brief(總之)， in conclusion(最後)等。
④強調: indeed(確實)， certainly(一定)， surely(確定)， above all(尤其)等。
⑤對比: in the same way(同樣地)， just as(正如)， on the one hand…on the other hand(一方面……另一方面……)等。
相似的比較： similarly, in the same manner 相反的比較： on the other hand, conversely, whereas, while, instead, nevertheless, in contrast, on the contrary, compared with …,
5.注意使用詞組、習語來代替一些單詞，以增加文采。如:
〔原文〕a new railway is being built in my hometown.
〔修正〕a new railway is under construction in my hometown.