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“因為……,所以……”時,though和but 及because和so 都只能擇一而用,不能兩者同時使用。
2.The Smiths have moved Beijing. (×)
The Smiths have moved to Beijing. (√)
[析] 不及物動詞后接名詞或代詞作賓語時,要在動詞之后加上適當的介詞;但不及物動詞后接home, here, there等副詞作賓語時,動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, 也是不定式to carry的邏輯賓語,若句末再加上it,就和the box重復了。
4.Each of the boys have a pen. (×)
Each of the boys has a pen. (√)
[析] 復數名詞前有表個體的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,謂語動詞要用單數形式。
5.例:那是你心軟!我不就是一個例子嗎?
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主語時,謂語動詞遵循“就近一致原則”, 即由靠近謂語的那個主語決定謂語的人稱和數用何種形式。