
PTE写作则更注重考察学生的词汇量和写长难句的能力。除了在审题、逻辑、词汇这三方面做好之外,句法上使用虚拟语气也可以助力PTE写作高分。
与过去的事实相反的虚拟语气
用法:从句had done,主句would have done
例句:If Hillary had won the Presidency onNovember 8th, she would have been the first female president in American history.
在作文中,这类虚拟语气可以用在举例时对过去事情的假设逻辑当中。
比如在这个雅思作文题目中,"most of the worlds' problems are caused by over-population. To what extent do you agree or disagree?"
如果选择同意的立场,就可以来论证当今世界的哪些问题是由人口过多引起的,而且这些问题也是属于比较严重的问题。那谈到人口问题,大家就会不由自主地想到one-child policy,而这个政策是在80年代实施的,如果那时没有这个政策,中国的人口有可能就会更多,而人口众多就会把一个小问题给复杂化。
这个内容的语气就很适合使用虚拟语气:If theone-child policy had not been adopted around China in the 1980s, there would have been perhaps a much large population nowadays.
与现在事实相反的虚拟语气
用法:从句did/were,主句would do
例句:If I were to become President of the country, I would abolish all examinations.
这类虚拟语气往往表达和现实情况相反的事情,那么在作文中我们可以采用这类虚拟语气来强调现在事实的重要性或必要性。
再以这个作文题目为例,"People are surrounded by many kinds of advertising which can influence their life. These have positive effectson people's life. Do you agree or disagree?"
在这个题目中,我们可以去分析广告对人们生活的积极影响,例如给消费者提供了丰富多样的资讯,有设计感的广告还给人们带来了艺术的美感和享受。
在表达这些内容时,如果直接用一般现在时会显得比较单调,可以改写为虚拟语气:If these advertisements of different products were banned, people would have no opportunity to select their most desirable brand and enjoy the artistic innovation.
虚拟语气虽然会让很多同学非常头疼,甚至是"闻风丧胆",主要是因为虚拟语气的表现形式纷繁复杂,例如在wish之后、would rather从句中、表命令/建议的从句中等等。
以上就是小编为大家整理的关于PTE写作考试中虚拟语气使用要点,希望对大家有所帮助。更多PTE成绩有效期、PTE考试费用等问题可以咨询我们。

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