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(hào)(')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(dāng)
    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(yǔ)、插入語(yǔ)的位置不當(dāng)
    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.