中国学生写英语句子的13种常见错误类型

一般英语写作考试，成功的关键在于句子是否写得正确。本文归纳了中国学生写英语句子时的13种常见错误类型。所有例句均来自学生的实际英语作文。

Mistake Type 1. Wrong tenses

[Improper] I had a look at my watch and I knew what will happen.

[Improved] I had a look at my watch and I knew what would happen.

[Improper] Riding bicycles had more advantages than taking a bus.

[Improved] Riding bicycles has more advantages than taking a bus.

Mistake Type 2 Agreement problems

[Improper] Every one of us have the right to be happy.

[Improved] Every one of us has the right to be happy.

[Improper]The eating habit of Chinese people have changed dramatically in the past decade. [Improved] The eating habit of Chinese people has changed dramatically in the past decade.

[Improper] There is so many countries using English that it had been regarded as an international language.

[Improved] There are so many countries using English that it had been regarded as an international language.

Mistake Type 3 Pronoun misuses

[Improper] If the humans want to live well, we must keep nature in balance.

[Improved] If the humans want to live well, they must keep nature in balance.

我经常告诉自己，离家的时候我不应该哭，因为那很不成熟。

[Improper] I always told myself that I shouldn’t cry when the time to leave was coming because it was not mature.

[Improved] I had always told myself that I wouldn’t cry when the time arrived for me to leave home, for that was a sign of my immaturity.

[Improper] So long as you have the Internet access and some necessary rights, anyone can receive education wherever you lives in.

[Improved] So long as you have the Internet access and some necessary licenses, you can receive education wherever you live in.

[Improper] Whether one enjoys or resents advertisements, we are actually bombarded with it every hour of the day.

[Improved] Whether one enjoys or resents advertisements, he is actually bombarded with them every hour of the day.

Mistake Type 4 Wrong use of comparative degree

[Improper] With the advancement of science and technology, I believe that people’s life will be more and more happier.

[Improved] With the advancement of science and technology, I believe that people’s li fe will become happier and happier.

[Improper] The world is getting more smaller and smaller.

[Improved] The world is getting smaller and smaller.

Mistake Type 5 Dangling modifiers

[Improper] In order to get a good mark, it took me much time, when I di dn’t have classes this weekdays, to get ready for this exam.

[Improved] In order to get a good mark, I spend much of my spare time getting ready for this exam.

[Improper] There are many ways to improve city traffic, for example widening the streets, building subways and so on.

[Improved] There are many ways to improve city traffic. For example, we can widen the streets, build subways and so on.