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“雖然……,但是…… ”或用because, so 表示“因?yàn)?hellip;…,所以……”時(shí),though和but 及because和so 都只能擇一而用,不能兩者同時(shí)使用。
2.The Smiths have moved Beijing. (×)
The Smiths have moved to Beijing. (√)
[析] 不及物動(dòng)詞后接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)時(shí),要在動(dòng)詞之后加上適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~;但不及物動(dòng)詞后接home, here, there等副詞作賓語(yǔ)時(shí),動(dòng)詞之后不必加任何介詞。
3.The box is too heavy for him to carry it. (×)
The box is too heavy for him to carry. (√)
[析] the box既是這句話的主語(yǔ), 也是不定式to carry的邏輯賓語(yǔ),若句末再加上it,就和the box重復(fù)了。
4.Each of the boys have a pen. (×)
Each of the boys has a pen. (√)
[析] 復(fù)數(shù)名詞前有表個(gè)體的each of, one of, every,either of等詞組修飾,或有表否定的neither of, none of 等詞組修飾時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。
5.例:那是你心軟!我不就是一個(gè)例子嗎?
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... 等詞組連接句子的兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞遵循“就近一致原則”, 即由靠近謂語(yǔ)的那個(gè)主語(yǔ)決定謂語(yǔ)的人稱和數(shù)用何種形式。