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一、句子之間缺少過渡性的單詞或詞組
     ① Salmons swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.
     ② Salmons swim upstream, and then they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.
     二、省字號(')的濫用
     ① the government's plan
     ② the plan of the government
     三、代詞之間的性、數(shù)、格不一致
     ① Everyone has their homework.
     ② Everyone has his (or her) homework.
     四、主句與從句的順序不當
     ① Some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over, after the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds.
     ② After the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds, some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over.
     五、雙重否定
     ① Barely no one noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.
     ② Barely anyone noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.
     六、修飾語、插入語的位置不當
     ① The forest fire, no longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, jumped the firebreak.
     ② No longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, the forest fire jumped the firebreak.
     七、意義含糊的先行詞
     ① The band members collected his and her uniforms.
     ② The band members collected their uniforms.
     八、介詞和冠詞的濫用
     ① The project of the government reduces the costs of production of the private firms.
     ② The government project reduces the production costs of private firms.
     九、句子缺少成分
     ① When aiming for the highest returns, and also thinking about the possible losses.
     ② When aiming for the highest returns, investors also should think about the possible losses.
     十、忘記斷句
     ① I do not recall what kind of printer it was all I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.
     ② I do not recall what kind of printer it was. All I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.