TAILIEUCHUNG - Ace the toefl essay part 6

Furthermore, there are twenty pages dedicated to punctuation, includ¬ing hundreds of examples. In addition to the ten real essay exams (model answers), a separate section explains six different patterns of development for essay writing; each pattern (except the first) with its own sample essay, highlighted for speedy reference, points out the cues to look for in essay questions and demonstrates how to respond in the essay answers. | 40 Ace the TOEFL Essay TWE Semicolons Semicolons link ICs. Plus they link sentence fragments in block language. Block language is used more with technical writing but the occasion may be there within certain term papers. Independent Clauses To link two ICs with a semicolon suggests some sort of a causal relationship. The first clause acts as a cause whereas the second clause is the effect. I ate I got sick. She has her life I have mine. They went their way we went ours. The old man died first his wife died within a month. The superstructure itself could be diagrammed like this General Statement Specific Statement If we wanted to change the pattern of the sentences we could rewrite them thus Because I ate I got sick. Since she has her life I have mine. Because they went their way we went ours. Because the old man died his wife died. This does not mean that all sentences fit into this category but it s a good strategy to use when working with the semicolon in superstructures that contain only two clauses. This involves writing style and the ability to change your sentence structure. Semicolon with a Series of Independent Clauses Again this is more common in technical structures but academic writing requires the use of it especially in term papers. In term papers it s often necessary to work with series in quotes especially if you include 41 Punctuation the support of many scholars or perhaps even more common if you refute specific contentions a scholar has concerning your topic. The series may be introduced with a colon. Professor X contends Lord Tennyson s writing had a threefold function primarily it acted as a cathartic function after the sudden demise of his best friend secondly the repetition of his work vicariously honed his skills throughout the next thirty years in spite of the silence lastly his writings acted as and continue to do so a bridge for contemporary scholars to glimpse into the mind of one of the most prolific writers the West has ever known. .

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