英语语法常见错误100例(1)

英语语法常见错误100例(1)

1. 我们信任我们的老板。

误：We believe our boss.

正：We believe in our boss.

析：believe sb 指“相信某人说的话”，believe in sb指“相信某人的为人”或“信任某人”。又如：I can believe him, but I can not believe in him. 我相信他说的话是真的，但是不相信他的为人。

2. 铃还没响，同学们就走了出去。

误：The students went out before the bell didn’t ring.

正：The students went out before the bell rang.

析：before 表示“在……之前”，before the bell rang指的就是“在铃响之前”，既然是铃响之前，当然就是铃还没响。也就是说汉语的否定意味已包含在 before 当中，所以该从句不再用否定式。

3. 不久天空中出现了星星。

误：Soon the stars were appeared in the sky.

误：Soon the sky appeared the stars.

正：Soon the stars appeared in the sky.

析：appear(出现)是不及物动词，因此其后不能有宾语，也不能用于被      动语态。

4. 她离开时，她的丈夫还在睡熟。

误：Her husband was very asleep when she left.

正：Her husband was fast [sound] asleep when she left.

析：要表示“睡得很熟”，asleep 不能用 very 修饰，可用 fast或 sound 来修饰。类似地还有：He’s in a sound sleep. 他睡得很香。

5. 这双鞋不相配，一只大，一只小。

误：These shoes do not match; one is large and another is small.

正：These shoes do not match; one is large and the other is small.

析：表示两者当中的另一个，要用 the other，不用another。

6. 今天下午我打过电话，但没人接听。

误：I telephoned this afternoon, but nobody received.

正：I telephoned this afternoon, but nobody answered.

析：表示接电话，英语习惯用动词 answer。顺便说一句，听见门铃或敲门声去开门，习惯上也用动词 answer。如：I knocked at the door but no one answered. 我敲了敲门，但没有人来开门。

7. 因为下雨，所以我们只好呆在家里。

误：Because it was raining, so we had to stay at home.

正：Because it was raining, we had to stay at home.

正：It was raining, so we had to stay at home.

析：because(因为)是从属连词，用以引导原因状语从句；而so(所以)是并列连词，用以连接并列句。 两者不可同用在一个句子中，改正的办法是：任意去掉其中的一个。

8. 他还是孩子时就开始喜欢诗歌。

误：He became to like poetry when he was a boy.

正：He began to like poetry when he was a boy.

析：表示开始做某事，英语可用begin [start] to do sth。become 后习惯上不接不定式。

9. 为什么不给她送些花呢?

误：Why not give her any flowers?

正：Why not give her some flowers? (www.hxen.net)

析：在表示请求或邀请的疑问句中，一般要用some，而不用any。又如：Would you like some bananas? 吃香蕉吗?

10. 他十分关心他的汽车。

误：He gives all his attentions to his car.

正：He gives all his attention to his car.

析：attention(注意)是不可数名词，不能用复数形式，也不能与不定冠词连用。