EIGHT STRUCTURES -LIHANG西南大学博士英语考试资料,不是入学考试,是已经入学的期末考试。。

一、八种易错句子结构（李航）

pleteness in Structure

1)How to operate the computer?(口语中可以，但writing中错误)

——How should the computer be operated?

——Do you know how to operate the computer?

2)Because he hadn’t finished his assignment, so he continued working in the

classroom.

——delete because 并列句

——delete so 复合句

3)The old man returning home after eight years ’ absence to find that all the

neighbors he had known were no longer there.

——returnin g→returned

——to find→found

4)Mark Twain whose experience as a sailor on the Mississippi provided him with

abundant materials for the novels he was to write.

——whose→’s

2.The right subject

1)On entering the classroom, the students stood up and said, “Good morning!”——When the teacher entered the classroom, the students stood up and said, “Good morning!”

——The teacher was greeted by the students, who stood up stood up and said, “Good morning!”

2)Returning home after work, supper waiting for him in the kitchen.

——Returning home after work, he saw/found supper waiting for him.

3)After finishing her composition, the translation exercise was taken up. ——After finishing her composition, she took up the translation exercise.

4)Hurrying to the conference room, no one was there.

——Hurrying to the conference room, he/she found no one was there.

5)To look at the map, the important of the new railway was seen.

——To look at the map, you may see the important of the new railway.

3.Agreement between the subject and the predicate verb

1)His whole family is/are here with him.(are)

2)The majority of the students taking this exam are girls.

(majority of +名词复数，谓语are

majority of +不可数名词，谓语is)

3)The cattle belong to to that ranch. (cattle, police, people等集合名词，谓语复

数)

4)There is an enormous audience in the hall.

5)The audience were shocked by the scenes of violence in the film.

6)There is an old man and three young men.

7)Either you or I am to take up the work.（后一个主语，决定谓语单复数）

8)Where I can put all there is a problem.(主语从句，谓语单数)

例外，What引导主从，其谓语由宾语单复数决定。

What I know are only 3 meals a day.

4.Clear Pronoun Reference

1)Leave out the word in that sentence because it is too difficult.

——Leave out the difficult word in that sentence.

——Leave out the word because with it the sentence is too difficult.

2)She told my sister that her idea was practicable.

——She told my sister that her own idea was practicable.

——She told my sister that my sister’s idea was practicable.

3)She put many toys into her bag, which she was to give to children in the

kindergarten.

——She put her bag many toys, which she was to give to children in the kindergarten.

4)He is the man recommended by Mr. Smith who knows how to fix cars.

——He is the man recommended by Mr. Smith, and knows how to fix cars. ——He is the man recommended by Mr. Smith to fix cars.

5.Ending Sentences with Full Stops

I set out for the biggest bookstore in town, at the school gate I saw a girl of my class, she was going there, too, we decided to go together, we walked, the bookstore was not far away.

6.Joining Clauses with Conjunctions

1)She enjoys listening to pop music, however her sister doesn’t like it.

——She enjoys listening to pop music, but her sister doesn’t like it.

——She enjoys listening to pop music; her sister doesn’t like it.

——She enjoys listening to pop music;however her sister doesn’t like it. however adv. 不能做连接词

2)The planes for the building are not yet ready, therefore the construction can’t