我們都知道，想在小升初英語寫作拿高分，就要摸透老師的喜好，引起“讀者”的注意。而在寫作中句子偏長恰恰會適得其反，很容易讓人漏聽一、兩個單詞，影響對整個句子的理解，所以我們要教大家一些化繁為簡的技巧——
1、巧用單個詞：即用一個單詞代替一組意義相同的單詞。比如：
用forget(忘記)代替do not remember(沒有記住)
用ignore(忽視)代替do not pay attention to(不注意)
用now(現在)代替at this point in time(此時此刻)
用because(由於)代替due to the fact that(鑒於下列事實)
2、省略同義詞或近義詞。比如在下面例句中，形容詞important(重要的)和significant(有重要意義的)，就是兩個同義詞(也可以說是近義詞)，我們可以省略important，只保留significant。
The government project is important and significant.(這項政府計畫是重要的，有重要意義。)
The government project is significant.(這項政府計畫有重要意義。)
3、在不改變句子含義的前提下，省略所有可以省略的單詞。比如在下面例句中，the cover of the book(書的封面)可以省略成the book cover，is red in color(是紅色的)可以省略成is red。
The cover of the book is red in color.(書的封面是紅色的)
The book cover is red.(書的封面是紅色的)
現在我們把這三種方法結合起來，將一個冗長、繞嘴的句子，改寫成一個簡短、易懂的句子。
University malls must be accessible and free from congestion in order that students, faculty and employees may have unobstructed passage through those areas of the campus.(校內道路必須是便於通行的，不擁堵的，以便讓學生、教師和職員能夠無阻礙地通過，到達校園的各處。)
University malls must be free enough from congestion to allow people to walk through easily.(校內道路不應當擁堵，以便人們順利通行。)
4、用介詞短語替代從句。比如：
原句：While they were playing tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning.
修改後：During tennis she started an argument that lasted all morning.
原句：When you come to the second traffic light, turn right.
修改後：At the second traffic light turn left.
5、刪除諸如"who is”或"that is"之類的關係代詞，變從句為短語。比如：
原句：The novel, which is written in three parts, told a story that took place in the Middle Ages.
修改後：The three-part novel told a story set in the Middle Ages.
註：把句中的"three parts"改用形容詞來表達，節省了四個不必要的單詞"which is written in"。我們經常可以將關係代詞如"that"去掉，這只會引起最少的變動。