Section 4 Realistic Principle

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【Questions】

The following dialogue is a typical example of sentence pattern exercises. Which one do you think is more adapted to the realistic principle?

1.

A: What is on the table?

B: There is a book on the table.

2.

A: Where are my shoes?

B: Under the bed.

• 教师解析：

  Obviously, the second dialogue is more adapted to the realistic principle. The fact is that in real life we don’t speak out every word as is required in the textbook. Some unnecessary words are omitted to save both time and energy and more are omitted especially when a person’s style is simple or the situation doesn’t permit long sentences.