《英语语法与写作》课件-Week Division

EnglishWritingandGrammar2024级WordDivision

Thegeneralprincipleofdividingawordaccordingtoitssyllables.One-syllablewordslikethought,parkcannotbedivided;Wordswithtwoormoresyllablescanbedividedaccordingtotheformationofsyllables.

re-peat-ed,in-sist,punc-tu-al,san-dal,trans-la-tionAstressedclosesyllable（重读闭音节）usuallytakesaconsonantwithit.ded-i-cate,grat-i-fy,la-bor-a-to-ry,fin-ishAconsonantplus-leistreatedasasyllable:min-gle,peo-ple,no-ble,gi-gle3WordDivisionDividewordswithprefixesorsuffixesbetweentheprefixorsuffixandthebasepartoftheword,suchasdevelop-ment,un-like,careful-ness,ir-regular,Dividetwo-syllableswordswithdoubleconsonantsbetweenthetwoconsonants:set-ting,quar-rel,bet-ter.Dividehyphenatedwordsonlyatthehyphen:sister-in-law,second-handed,well-known;Donotwriteoneletterofawordattheendoratthebeginningofaline,evenifthatonelettermakesupasyllable,suchasa-wake,rain-y;Donotputatwo-lettersyllableatthebeginningofaline,likehat-ed,cab-in;Avoidseparatingpropernamesofpeopleorplaces,suchasChi-na,Pa-ris;Donotdividewordsinawaythatmaymisleadthereader:re-ally,pea-cock;Donotdividethelastwordonapage;youmaywritethewholewordonthenextpage.ExercisesDividethefollowingwordsaccordingtogeneralrules:（智慧职教练习

WordDivision）alivesettingsister-in-lawhandycorrectnessgratitudebonuspermissionsociablethoughtdictatorshipfar-reachingAnswer:a-live set-ting sister-in-lawhan-dy cor-rect-ne