雅思语法（第1期）：分号用法知多少？

　　除了最常见的逗号、句号外，关于分号各位知多少呢？

　　雅思考试对标点有要求吗？

　　雅思考试对标点当然是有要求的，尤其是在写作GRA 评分项中，明确要求如下：

　　◆ 5分：punctuation may be faulty; errors can cause some difficulty for the reader（标点错误困扰读者）

　　◆6分：make some errors in punctuation but they rarely reduce communication（标点错误不致读者误解）

　　◆7分：produce frequent error-free sentences; has good control of punctuation but may make a few errors（极少标点错误）

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　　什么时候可以用分号呢？

　　关于这个问题，剑雅阅读能给我们答案：

　　One frequently cited motive is safety; indeed, research at the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory has demonstrated that more than 90 percent of road collisions involve human error as a contributory factor, and it is the primary cause in the vast majority. （例句出处：C15）

　　写法：独立句子；独立句子.

　　解析：分号后的独立句子细节解释前一个句子

　　Some were located in or near villages as public spaces for the community; Others were positioned beside roads as resting places for travellers. （例句出处：C10）

　　写法：独立句子；独立句子.

　　解析：分号前后的句子构成对比，分号相当于while/whereas

　　Rubin and colleagues did not assign greater weight to any one dimension in determining playfulness; however, other researchers have suggested that process orientation and a lack of obvious functional purpose may be the most important aspects of play. （例句出处：C14）

　　写法：独立句子；副词, 独立句子.

　　解析：分号前后的句子构成转折，分号可以改成句号，however另起新句

　　These include the technical difficulties in ensuring that the vehicle works reliably in the infinite range of traffic, weather and road situations it might encounter; the regulatory challenges in understanding how liability and enforcement might change when drivers are no longer essential for vehicle operation; and the societal changes that may be required for communities to trust and accept automated vehicles as being a valuable part of the mobility landscape. （例句出处：C15）

　　写法：独立句子；独立句子；连词+独立句子.

　　解析：分号前后的两个句子构成并列，相当于中文的排比句

　　我能在写作中用上分号吗？

　　当然可以！

　　我们用《剑14》一篇5.5分的大作文，示范修改。

　　* 注：仅修改语法点及拼写错误，不作逻辑措辞修改

　　原句：

　　In my opinion I think that music can join any people who has different culture together. Music can make a relationship between people all around the world.

　　修改：

　　In my opinion I think that music can join people of different cultures together; music can bring people of different ages together; and music can make a relationship between people all around the world.

　　结构：独立句子；独立句子；and独立句子.

　　原句：

　　Although it has different rhythm but when the people who listen to music, their feeling will be better.

　　修改：

　　It has different rhythms; however, when people listen to music, their feeling will be better.

　　结构：独立句子；however, 独立句子.

　　-小结-

　　分号好用，不可贪多哦!