下列詞匯及句子均是學生作文中較常出現的錯誤,熟記易錯詞的正確拼寫,準確理解易錯句,將起到增分的作用。
一、詞匯方面
下列單詞是學生作文中較常出現拼寫錯誤的詞匯:
二、語法方面
1. 動詞方面。
(1)人物類、地點類、科普類等作文中,句子常用一般現在時,但學生容易漏寫第三人稱單數形式。例:He look younger because he always keep optimistic. (look和keep后應加s)
(2)進行時態的句子中,學生往往會漏掉be(am、are、is、was、were)。例:Our life getting better and better.(getting前應加is)
(3)注意現在分詞的構成中無需改y再加ing的動詞。
She was carrying water while I was enjoying the match.
(4)下列動詞的過去式和過去分詞學生容易出錯。
admitted, stopped, preferred, occurred, permitted, referred
2. 冠詞方面。
如,以下句中的冠詞都用錯了:
As a American player,he is a honest man.
Take a umbrella with you in case it rains.
(兩句中的三個a應改為an)
三、句子方面
1. 中式英語。
[例1]最近事故極多。
[誤]Recently has many accidents.
[正]There have been a great number of accidents lately.
[析]表示某時某地“有”用there be句型。
[例2]有40%的學生沒有足夠的睡眠。
[誤]Have 40% students don’t have enough sleep.
[正]Forty percent of students don’t have enough sleep.
[析]漢語中的“有”字有時在英語中無需對譯;表示“百分之幾十的……”或“幾分之幾的……”,在分數或百分數與其后的名詞之間要用介詞of。
[例3]我和他昨天參觀了一個博物館。
[誤]I and he yesterday visited a museum.
[正]Yesterday he and I visited a museum.
[析]表示時間,地點的名詞只能放在句子開頭或結尾。另外:人稱排序是:你,他,我。
2. 句子結構不完整。
從句缺主語,或前后時態不一致。
[例]他雖然失敗了,但沒有泄氣。
[誤]He failed, but don’t lose heart.
[正]He failed, but he didn’t lose heart.
[析]復合句中,主從句都應該有主語,并注意前后時態必須一致。
3. 多用介詞。
[例1]今天上午他來看我。
[誤]He came to see me in this morning.
[正]He came to see me this morning.
[析] 在this morning/last week/next month(year)前通常不用介詞。
例2]學生到達那兒時,他們就開始工作了。
[誤]When the students arrived at there, they set about working.
[正]When the students arrived there, they set about working.
[析] 在here / there是副詞,通常不用介詞。
4. 詞性誤用。
[例1]早起床是一個好習慣
[誤]Get up early is a good habit.
[正]Getting up early is a good habit.
[析]動詞原形不用主語或賓語,此時,可改為動名詞。
[例2]加稅已經影響了我們大家。
[誤]The tax increases have effect us all.
[正]The tax increases have affected us all.
[析]effect是名詞,而不是動詞。
(作者單位:梅州市東山中學梅縣新城分校)
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