评卷人想要通过你的作文了解你对英语的掌握能力。这是SAT论文的目的之一。在如此短的时间内，考生需要构思并完成一篇能够展现你语言功夫的文章着实不易。而之前我们讲过如何写开头和主体，但是这不够。今天我们就来看看如何通过一些细节来展示你的语言掌握能力。
上篇文章中我们提到过：任何你在文章中提到的论点都要用至少一个论据来支撑。这个论据是否真实（当然，一眼就能看出是瞎编的论据除外），重要的是论据是否能够在逻辑上合理地支撑论点。考生们往往会陷入一个误区：只是简单的陈述观点，而不予以相关的细节用以证明观点。
不正确：Increased amounts of consumer spending and materialism lead to more greed and government corruption. Also, materialism can lead to social problems.
正确：When people spend more money and become more materialistic, they tend to become greedier and more selfish. I remember how my aunt went on a shopping spree after she fell into a windfall of money in the form of my grandpa's will. She became angry, violent, and unpleasant. Imagine how people in positions of power take to such increases in spending - they become more powerful and less mindful of their vulnerability, seeking additional wealth and participating in corrupt activities.
很明显，第一个例子的长度比起第二个例子的长度短得多。你也许会问：所谓的语言的简洁性呢？不能只是简短的说明或称述吗？当然，你可以让你的文章具有简洁性，但是这只是在斟词酌句的时候考虑的事。把文章应该含有的细节或是论据省去一定是不可取的。就像在上面的两个例子，因为第二个例子给予的细节给多，所以更具阅读性，所以评卷人给第二篇文章的分数很可能就要多1、2分。
一旦你掌握了论据对于文章的重要性，你就可以通过各种修辞手法来展现你的语言功底。
如何展现语言功底？看看下面的建议你就知道了。
Figurative language 修辞手法：明喻、暗喻、夸张等等一系列的修辞手法一定是一篇文章的加分点。但是如果你不清楚这些修辞手法到底是什么，那么你有必要查一查了来了解一下。让我们看下面这个例子：“I came home because I was very tired.”这句子未免太乏味了。让我们来加一个明喻： “I came home, tired as an old winless greyhound dog.”这两个句子表达的意思相同，但是通过一个比喻，却显得更为的生动形象。接着，我们把这个意思用夸张手法来表达：“I dragged my toes the entire way home, tired as an old winless greyhound dog.”显而易见，这样讲需要表达的意思更加生动地表达了出来。.
Complex sentence structure复杂的句式：运用复杂的句式同样也能为你加分。看看下面这个句子：“ We sent Tyler to his room.”这就足够了吗？这只是个简单句而已。要是我们加上一个从句效果会怎样呢？我们来看看：“ We sent Tyler to his room when he threw a tantrum.”现在这个句子传达的信息点明显增多了。更重要的是，这就是评卷人想看到的。这两个句子的区别就是添加了一个从句。（“We sent Tyler to his room”/ “when he threw a tantrum”），而这个从句正好为主句提供了更多的信息并且进一步解释了主句。
Effective Parallel Structure 排比句式：你应该记住ISE/IS课程中的排比结构并且把它运用到写作上。排比如果用得好，会让文章显得格外有力。举个例子：“I know many people think the mentally ill are just lazy or can really help themselves, but let me give you a few examples why they are helpless. My grandmother cannot even bathe herself. Also, my best friends mom can't hold a job for more than a few days because she is so mentally ill.”这样的陈述是让阅读者感到很乏味的。但是我们可以运用排比句式来稍作修改：“ I know many people think the mentally ill are lazy and can really help themselves, but when you have seen my friend's mom struggling to hold a job, when you have seen my grandmother fumbling to bathe herself, when you have seen war-torn veterans lying on the street as drug addicts, then you will understand their suffering.”
Formal register：当然，这并不是SAT拿高分的硬性标准。拿12分的考生的作文中，也有很多是非正式写作。但是，通常情况下，非正式写作都不是考生的强项。这个时候，写正式点的文章对你来说无疑使更好的选择。所以，你应该更多的使用“WE”和“ONE”而不是“I”和“YOU”而不是。同样，你也应该避免个人感情的流露或者是以个人经历来引出相关论证。举个例子：“When I was young, my dog died and I asked if there was a doggy heaven.”这是不正确的，同样不推荐的还有：“When one is young, one's dog could die and one may wonder if there exists some kind of heaven for dogs.”这种我们称作为过于学究式的：也就是太过学术或泰国正式。你应该采取折中的办法：“Many children experience the death of a pet and wonder if there really is a heaven for dogs.”
当然，这些都是一些儿小建议。但是这些小建议必然能助力你的SAT写作。通过这些方式，你不仅仅能表达你的观点，并且能展示出你对语言极佳的运用能力。祝你考试的时候好运！
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