1.Because he was ill yesterday, so he didn’t go to work. (×)
Because he was ill yesterday, he didn’t go to work. (√)
He was ill yesterday, so he didn’t go to work. (√)
[析] 用 though, but 表示“虽然……,但是…… ”或用 because, so 表示“因为……,所以……”
时,though 和 but 及 because 和 so 都只能择一而用,不能两者同时使用。
2.The Smiths have moved Beijing. (×)
The Smiths have moved to Beijing. (√)
[析] 不及物动词后接名词或代词作宾语时,要在动词之后加上适当的介词;但不及物动词后接 home,
here, there 等副词作宾语时,动词之后不必加任何介词。
3.The box is too heavy for him to carry it. (×)
The box is too heavy for him to carry. (√)
[析] the box 既是这句话的主语, 也是不定式 to carry 的逻辑宾语,若句末再加上 it,就和 the box
重复了。
4.Each of the boys have a pen. (×)
Each of the boys has a pen. (√)
[析] 复数名词前有表个体的 each of, one of, every,either of 等词组修饰,或有表否定的 neither
of, none of 等词组修饰时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
5.例:那是你心软!我不就是一个例子吗?
Neither he nor you is good at English. (×)
Neither he nor you are good at English. (√)
[析] either... or..., neither... nor..., not only..., but also... 等词组连接句子的两个
主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近一致原则”, 即由靠近谓语的那个主语决定谓语的人称和数用何种形
式。
6.Ten minus three are seven. (×)
Ten minus three is seven. (√)
[析] 用英语表示加(plus)、减(minus)等数学运算时,谓语动词也用单数形式。
7.The number of the workers in this factory are about 5,000. (×)
The number of the workers in this factory is about 5,000. (√)
[析] the number of 表示“……的数量”,谓语动词用单数形式;a number of 的意思是“若干”
或“许多”,相当于 some 或 a lot of,和复数名词连用,谓语动词用复数形式。
8. 例. Hello! I have important something to tell you. (×)
Hello! I have something important to tell you.
(√)
[析] 形容词或动词不定式修饰不定代词作定语时,修饰成分要置于不定代词之后。
9. His son is enough old to go to school. (×)
His son is old enough to go to school. (√)
[析] enough 作形容词修饰名词时,可以放在名词前,也可放在名词后;作副词修饰形容词或副词
时,只能放在形容词或副词之后。
10.. Here is your sweater, put away it.(×)
Here is your sweater, put it away. (√)
[析] put away, pick up, put on 等“动词+副词”构成的词组后接代词作宾语时,代词只能放在
动词和副词之间。
11. Look! Here the bus comes.(×)
Look! Here comes the bus.(√)
[析] 在以 here, there 引起的陈述句中,若句子的主语是名词,要用倒装语序,即用“Here /There+
动词+名词”结构;但主语若是代词时,则不用倒装语序, 即用“Here/There +代词+动词”结构。
12. I do well in playing football, _______. (我妹妹也行。)A. so my sister does(×)B.
so does my sister(√)
Li Lei is really a football fan. --- _______. (确实这样.) A. So is he(×)
B.
So he is(√)
[析] “so+be 动词/助动词+主语”的倒装结构表示前面所述情况也适用于后者,意为“……也是这
样”;“so+主语+be 动词/助动词”的陈述结构表示对前述情况的肯定,意为“……确实如此”。
13.重庆比中国的其他城市都大。
Chongqing is larger than any city in China. (×)Chongqing is larger than any other city
in China. (√)
[析] “any city in China”包括了重庆这座城市, 同一事物自己与自己不能做比较,只有在 city
前加上 other 才能表示重庆和中国的其它城市比较大小。
The weather in Guangzhou is warmer than Beijing. (×)
The weather in Guangzhou is warmer than that in Beijing . (√)
[析] 表示比较时,句子中的两个比较对象必须一致,不同的比较对象不能做比较。错误句的比较
对象分别为 the weather in Guangzhou 和 Beijing,这两个不同类的事物之间不能做比较。
14, His sister married with a teacher last summer.(×)His sister married a teacher last
summer. (√)
[析] 表达“A 和 B 结婚”,要用 A married/will marry
B。这时务必要避免受汉语影响使用 A
married/will marry with B。
15. 例 There is going to have a film tonight. (×) There is going to be a film tonight.
(√)
[析] 一般将来时用在 There be 句式中时,be going to 或 will 之后的动词原形只能用 be,也就
是说要用 There is (are) going to be.... / There will be....。
16. 例 I’ll go hiking if it won’t rain next Sunday. (×)I’ll go hiking if it doesn’
t rain next Sunday.(√)
[析] 习惯上在含有时间状语从句和条件状语从句的复合句中,如果主句的谓语动词用了一般将来
时,从句的谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来的动作。
17.例 Teacher told us yesterday that the earth went around the sun.
(×)
Teacher told us yesterday that the earth goes around the sun.
(√)
[析] 习惯上在含有宾语从句的复合句中,主句的谓语动词用了一般过去时,从句的谓语动词要用
过去的某种时态。但如果从句表述的是一客观事实或客观真理时,则不受主句时态的影响,而用一
般现在时。
18. All the balls are not round. 翻译成汉语:
所有的球都不是圆的。(×)并不是所有的球都是圆的。(√)
[析] all, every, both 等词和 not 连用时,not 通常放在 all, every, both 的后面,一般情况下
表示部分否定,意为“并非……都……”。
19. 例--- He didn’t go to school yesterday, did he?-- _______, though he didn’t feel
very well.
A. No, he didn’t (×)