同学们，写作在英语考试中占有很大的比例。然而，它对于很多同学来说还是比较难，因为不知道如何突出句子重点，导致表达平淡无奇。今天我们就针对这一现象来做一个较为详尽的讲解吧！句子的重点可以通过以下方法加以突出：
1.把重点摆在句首或句尾。
一般而论，最显眼的位置是在“句尾，其次是在句首，中间的位置最平淡，乏善可陈。例如：
( 1) Incorrect grammar and improper construction invariably distract readerss ' attention.
( 2) The history of vocabulary is, in many ways, the record of civilisation.
把重点放在句尾是种“吊胃口”的方法，读者或听者非得读完或听完整句不可。
2.在复杂句里，把主句放在从句之后。
除了名词从句和形容词从句之外，因为它们位置较固定，副词从句中有几种的位置灵活，可以在主句之前出现，也可以跟在主句之后。通常我们就把这样的副词从句提前，重点则放在后头的主句，如( 3 b)：
( 3 a) I came upon an old classmate when I went to town yesterday.
( 3 b) When I went to town yesterday, I came upon an old classmate.
副词短语更是如此，如( 4 b)：
( 4 a) Steel is commonly used to make knives, razors and other useful tools because of its durability.
( 4 b) Beacuse of its durability, steel is commonly used to make knives, razers and other useful tools.
3.把较重要或有分量的词语放在后头，如( 5 b)和( 6 b)：
( 5 a) I was delighted and amused by the classical opera.
( 5 b) I was amused and delighted by the classical opera.
( 6 a) That singer's life was tragic and brief.
( 6 b) That singer's life was brief and tragic.
4.把句子中一系列的项目作逻辑性的排列。例如：
( 7) Tony ate his dinner, watched TV, and then went to bed.
( 8) Were you bored with years of study in elementary school, high school and institute of higher education?
5.必要时，重复重要的语词或概念。例如：
( 9) Jackie enjoys the company of ladies. He likes their beauty, he likes their delicacy, he likes their vivacity, and he likes their silence.
( 10)... the land stretched out without names. Nameless headlands split the surf; nameless lakes reflected the nameless mountains and nameless rivers flowed through nameless valleys and nameless bays.
6.尽量用主动说态，因此( 11 b)比( 11 a)好：
( 11 a) A pedestrian was struck on the head by a flying stone.
( 11 b) A flying stone struck a pedestrian on the head.
7.适当时候，可用倒装句和平行句。例如：
( 12) Seven dwarfs lived here in the centre of the dark forest. → Here, in the centre of the dark forest lived seven dwarfs.
( 13) Severity breeds fear; roughness breeds hatred.
( 14) Honesty recommends that I speak; self-interest demands that I remain silent.
