名詞類
1. 這些女老師們在干什么?
[誤] What are the woman teachers doing?
[正] What are the women teachers doing?
[析] 在英語中,當(dāng)一名詞作定語修飾另一名詞(單或復(fù)數(shù)形式)時,作定語的名詞一般要用其單數(shù)形式;但當(dāng)man,woman作定語修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式時,要用其復(fù)數(shù)形式men, women.
2. 房間里有多少人?
[誤] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作“人、人們”解時,是個集合名詞,其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。
3. 我想為我兒子買兩瓶牛奶。
[誤] I want to buy two bottle of milk for my son.
[正] I want to buy two bottles of milk for my son.
[析] 表示不可數(shù)名詞的數(shù)量時,常用“a / an或數(shù)詞+表量的可數(shù)名詞+ of + 不可數(shù)名詞”這一結(jié)構(gòu),其中當(dāng)數(shù)詞大于1時,表量的可數(shù)名詞要用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。
動詞類
4. 你妹妹通常什么時候去上學(xué)?
[誤] What time does your sister usually goes to school?
[正] What time does your sister usually go to school?
[析] 借助助動詞do(或does)構(gòu)成疑問句或否定句時,句中的謂語動詞用其原形。
5. 琳達晚上經(jīng)常做作業(yè),但今晚她在看電視。
[誤] Linda often do her homework in the evening, but this evening she watching TV.
[正] Linda often does her homework in the evening, but this evening she is watching TV.
[析] 在初一英語學(xué)習(xí)階段,我們接觸到了兩種主要時態(tài):一般現(xiàn)在時和現(xiàn)在進行時。一般現(xiàn)在時表示經(jīng)常的或習(xí)慣性的動作,常和often, usually, sometimes 等時間狀語連用。在一般現(xiàn)在時的句子中,若主語是第三人稱單數(shù),謂語動詞要用其第三人稱單數(shù)形式?,F(xiàn)在進行時表示現(xiàn)階段正在進行或發(fā)生的動作,現(xiàn)在進行時由be(am / is / are)+ving形式構(gòu)成。
6. 這雙鞋是紅色的。
[誤] This pair of shoes are red.
[正] This pair of shoes is red.
[析] 在shoes, trousers, gloves, glasses等表示成雙成對的衣物或工具名詞前用pair(表計量)修飾時,謂語動詞的形式由pair的單復(fù)數(shù)形式來決定。
代詞類
7. 這張票是她的,不是我的。
[誤] This is hers ticket. It’s not my.
[正] This is her ticket. It’s not mine.
[析] 物主代詞有形容詞性物主代詞和名詞性物主代詞之分。形容詞性物主代詞之后一定要接名詞,而名詞性物主代詞之后不需接任何詞。
8. 吳老師教我們英語。
[誤] Miss Wu teaches our English.
[正] Miss Wu teaches us English.
[析] teach sb. sth..中的sb.作teach的賓語,因此當(dāng)sb.為人稱代詞時要用其賓格形式。
介詞類
9. 你能找到這個問題的答案嗎?
[誤] Can you find the answer of this question?
[正] Can you find the answer to this question?
[析] 英語中用“the answer to …”表示“……的答案”。類似結(jié)構(gòu)還有the key to the door, the wayto the zoo等。
10. 格林先生星期六上午來這里。
[誤] Mr. Green will come here in Sunday evening.
[正] Mr. Green will come here on Sunday evening.
[析] 表示在上午、下午等時,介詞要用in;而表示在具體的某天上午、下午時,介詞要用on.
11. 那個穿著紅裙子的小女孩是我們老師的女兒。
[誤] That little girl on a red skirt is our teacher’s daughter.
[正] That little girl in a red skirt is our teacher’s daughter.
[析] 用介詞表示“穿戴衣物”時,只能用in,其他介詞沒有此用法。
副詞類
12. 莉莉,你為什么不回家呢?
[誤] Lily, why don’t you go to home?
[正] Lily, why don’t you go home?
[析] come, go 等后接here, there, home等地點副詞時,地點副詞前不加to。
連詞類
13. 我喜歡語文和英語,但我不喜歡體育和歷史。
[誤] I like Chinese and English, but I don’t like P.E. and history.
[正] I like Chinese and English, but I don’t like P.E. or history.
[析] 在肯定句中并列成分之間用and來連接;而在否定句中,并列成分之間的連接需用or。
冠詞類
14. 乘飛機去北京花了史密斯一家人一個小時。
[誤] It takes Smiths a hour to go to Beijing by a plane.
[正] It takes the Smiths an hour to go to Beijing by plane.
[析] 1.表示“……一家人”用結(jié)構(gòu)“the + 姓氏復(fù)數(shù)”;
2.our 一詞的第一個字母不發(fā)音,它是以元音音素開頭的,所以“一小時”要用 an hour;
3.用介詞by表示“乘坐”某種交通工具時,交通工具名詞前不加任何冠詞。
句法類
15. ――你不是學(xué)生嗎? ――不,我是學(xué)生。
[誤] ――Aren’t you a student? ――No, I am.
[正] ――Aren’t you a student? ――Yes, I am.
[析] 對否定疑問句的回答是用Yes還是用No,這取決于實際情況:如果事實是肯定的,就用Yes表“不”;如果事實是否定的,就用No表“是的”。
16. 房間里有多少人?
[誤] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作“人、人們”解時,是個集合名詞,其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。