DSE英文寫作10大常犯錯誤
「Everyday」 是形容詞(Adjective) ;而「Every day」是副詞(Adverb) 。這句子應選用副詞(Adverb),因為 ‘wake up at 7 a.m.’ 是一個動作。
I wake up at 7 a.m. everyday.
正確用法2:
I wake up at 7 a.m. every day (adv.)
較簡單的想法是,如果打算用於句首或句尾,大多情況均用副詞(即Every day)。
This is my everyday (adj.) work.
正確用法:
聯想「Every day」一字你是不會寫成every days,故「every」後必定加單數名詞。謹記「Children」是「child」的眾數形態,如跟在every或each後應該用child。
Each student hopes to get a good result in the examination tomorrow.
3. 「Although」和「But」不可以出現在同一句子
Every student hopes to get a good result in the examination tomorrow.
中文的說法是「雖然……但是……」,但在英文世界,我們會用一個連接詞連接兩個句子,故在只有兩子句情況下,只需一個連接詞,「Although」和「but」兩者只能活一個,不能同時使用。「Because」及「so」也有同樣情況。
Although the movie, Ten Years, cost just five hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars to make, but it scooped the Best Movie Award.
正確用法2:
Although the movie, Ten Years, cost just five hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars to make, it scooped the Best Movie Award.
4. 「In my opinion」及「I think」不可以出現在同一句子
The movie, Ten Years, cost just five hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars to make, but it scooped the Best Movie Award.
在英文中,「in my opinion」等於「I think」。
In my opinion, I think building more facilities can improve the unemployment rate.
正確用法2:
In my opinion, our Government should step up efforts to tackle ageing problems.
5. 「Easy」 只能用作形容事件
I think our Government should step up efforts to tackle ageing problems.
easy/ hard / difficult/ convenient等應用作形容事情,不是形容人。
Teenagers are easy to make grammatical mistakes.
或 Subject find it adjective for somebody to-infinitive的句式:
It is easy for teenagers to make grammatical mistakes.
6. 「Lack」 VS 「Lack of」
Students may find it easy to make grammatical mistakes.
「lack」並非一定加「of」的。「lack」可以作動詞,值得留意的是,「lack」是Transitive Verb(及物動詞),即必須在後加上名詞而不用加上preposition(介詞)。如果同學在lack當動詞時後面加上「of」便會錯:
The candidate lacks of honesty.
如果「lack」是名詞的時候,則需加「of」在後面。
The candidate lacks honesty.
7. 「Suggest」不能加「to-infinitive」
There is a lack of concern.
英文中「suggest」應加上bare-infinitive或gerund在後。
I suggest to go to Disneyland at Christmas.
正確用法2:
I suggest going to Disneyland at Christmas.
Tony Chow指出,2001年高考proofreading就出現過這個問題,考生未有清楚考慮,便將be改或加should在前。其實上述句式是對的,因為suggest後的that clause是有一隱形的should,即I suggest that students (should) be warned of the danger.
I suggest we go to Disneyland at Christmas.
「mind」不應用to infinitive或bare infinitive。
Tony Sir wouldn’t mind to give you some tips on English writing.
9. 「concern」 VS 「concerned about」
Tony Sir wouldn’t mind giving you some tips on English writing.
同學應留意「concern」並不等如「關注」,而是「使關注」,即跟中文的主被動對調。用於被動時,concerned為過去分詞 (可作形容詞),後可用「about」。
I concerned the news.
10. 「Used to」 VS 「Be used to」
The news concerned me. / I was concerned about the news.
但is/am/are used to後加ing (因為這個To為preposition,後加名詞,故動詞要轉為動名詞-ing),解作以前不做,最近開始做,強調現在習慣了。
I used to watch ATV very often.
我以前很常看亞洲電視(背後意思:但現在不是了。)
祝各位變身英文達人!
I am used to not watching ATV.
我現在習慣了不再看亞洲電視了。(背後意思:我以前會看亞洲電視,但現在習慣不會了。)
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