縱觀多年來國家四、六級英語作文考試，考生作文成績欠佳的主要原因除了準確性和連貫性差之外，語句軟弱無力也是不容忽略的一個方面。因此在英語寫作教學中，如何增強語句表現力的問題必須引起我們足夠的重視，以提高學生寫作的表達質量。為此，筆者結合自己的寫作教學實踐，針對該項技能的訓練提出了一些切實可行的有效做法，供廣大同仁和英語學習者參考借鑑。
一、避免使用語意弱的“be”動詞。
1、把句中的表語轉換為不同的修飾語。例如：
weak: the trees are bare. the grass is brown. the landscape seems drab.
revision:the brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (轉換為前置定語)
or: the landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (轉換為並列結構作後置定語)
2、將作表語用的形容詞或名詞變為行為動詞。例如：
1) weak: the team members are good players.
revision: the team members play well.
2) weak: one worker's plan is the elimination of tardiness.
revision: one worker's plan eliminates tardiness.
3、在以“here”或“there”開頭的句子中，把“be”動詞後的名詞代詞變成改寫句的主語。例如：
1) weak: there is no opportunity for promotion.
revision: no opportunity for promotion exists.
2) weak: here are the books you ordered.
revision: the books you ordered have arrived.
二、多用語意具體的動詞，保持句意簡潔明了。例如：
1、poor: my supervisor went past my desk.
better: my supervisor sauntered (=walked slowly) past my desk.
2、poor: she is a careful shopper.
better: she compares prices and quality.
三、儘量運用主動語態。例如：
1、weak: the organization has been supported by charity.
better: charity has supported the organization.
2、weak: the biscuits were stacked on a plate.
better: mother stacked the biscuits on a plate.
四、防止使用語意冗長累贅的詞語。例如：
1、wordy: my little sister has a preference for chocolate milk.
improved: my little sister prefers chocolate milk.
2、wordy: we are in receipt of your letter and intend to follow your recommendations.
improved: we have received your letter and intended to follow your recommendation.
3、redundant: we had a serious crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
improved: we had a crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
4、redundant: my sister and i bought the same, identical dress in different stores.
improved: my sister and i bought the same dress in different stores.
五、杜絕濫用陳舊詞語或難懂的專業術語。例如：
1、weak: they will not agree to his proposals in any shape or form.
improved: they will not agree to any of his proposals.
2、weak: i need her financial input before i can guesstimate our expenditures next fall.
improved: i need her financial figures before i can estimate our expenditures next fall.