英语写作中常见的七类错误(一)

英语写作中常见的七类错误（一）

一、比较对象不一致

在英语的比较句型中，两个待比较的对象应具有可比性，这也就是语法上说的比较对象的一致性问题。有的同学在进行英语写作时，经常忽略这个一致性问题，从而写出一些不合英语习惯的句子。如：

误：The population of China is much larger than Japan.

正：The population of China is much larger than that of Japan.

析：the population of China 应与the population of China比较，而不能与Japan 比较，即误句主要错在比较对象不一致。注意，为避免重复，正句中的the population of China用that of China代替。

误：The style of the new building is different from the old one.

正：The style of the new building is different from that of the old one.

正：The new building is different from the old one in style.

析：用different表示比较时，也要注意比较对象的一致性。就本题而言，新的style 应与旧的style 比，或新的building与旧的building 比，而不能将两者混在一起。

二、主谓不一致

在英语中，句子的主语和谓语动词在人称和数上必须一致。由于受汉语的影响，许多同学在写作时经常忽略句子的主谓一致关系，从而造成错误。如：

误：Anyone can borrow the books, and it cost nothing to borrow them.

正：Anyone can borrow the books and it costs nothing to borrow them.

析：第一个分句的时态是一般现在时，故第二个分句中的动词cost不可能是动词的过去式，且

由于句子主语是it，故谓语动词应用一般现在时costs，而不能用过去式cost。

误：He as well as his parents have been to the Great Wall.

正：He as well as his parents has been to the Great Wall.

析：当作主语的名词或代词后有as well as, in addition to, including, with, along with, together with, but, except等引导的成分时，谓语动词的单复数仍由其前的主语决定。再如：My English teacher together with his family is from England.

误：Not only John but also I are going to Shanghai next week.

正：Not only John but also I am going to Shanghai next week.

析：在由not only…but also…, not just…but…, or, either…or…, neither…nor…连接主语的句子中及在there be句型中，谓语动词的单复数按就近原则处理，即按与谓语动词最靠近的那个主语来确定谓语动词的单复数形式。如：Neither you nor she is a teacher.

三、单复数不一致

名词有可数和不可数之分，而可数名词又有单数与复数之区。在英语写作中，名词单复数问题也是许多同学经常忽略的一个问题。如：

误：On the way home I took a lot of picture because since the scenery was so beautiful. I’ll have them developed this afternoon.

正：On the way home I took a lot of pictures because the scenery was so beautiful. I’ll have them developed this afternoon.

析：take picture中的picture为可数名词，根据下文中的them可知，此处应用复数形式pictures。

误：He has been working so hard recently that he has got good mark in all his subjects.

正：He has been working so hard recently that he has got good marks in all his subjects. 析：从后面的subjects来看，mark应用复数形式，说的是在各科考试中都取得了好分数。