This document lists many common grammar mistakes in English related to parts of speech including nouns, pronouns, possessives, adjectives, tenses, passive voice, modal auxiliaries, adverbs, articles, conjunctions, and participles. For each type of mistake, it provides one incorrect example and one correct example to illustrate the proper grammar rule. The overall purpose is to help non-native English speakers identify and avoid frequent errors in English grammar.
1. 常见语法错误 Grammer Mistakes
名词
1. I bought two trousers. X
I bought tow pairs of trousers. √
2. He is one of my best friend. X
He is one of my best friends. √
3. Animals are men's friends. X
Animals are man's friends. √
4. This is a good news. X
This is a piece of good news. √
5. Will you make a friend with me? X
Will you make friends with me ?√
6. I have too many homework to do. X
I have too much homework to do. √
7. What's English for 电视? X
What's the English for 电视?√
8.The Ben's are going to move to London. X
The Bens are going to move to London. √
代词
1.London is much better in summer than my hometown. X
It is much hotter in London in summer than in my hometown. √
2. His book is quite different from me. X
His book is quite different form mine. √
3. I have important something to tell you. X
I have something important to tell you.√ (修饰 something,anything,nothing等不定代词时,形容词
应放在其后)
4. Every student should do their own homework. X
Every student should do his own homework. √
5. I like to receive letters but do not like to write it. X
I like to receive letters but do not like to write them. √
6. Neither the children nor he has ever eaten their supper. X
Neither the children nor he has ever eaten his supper. √
7. Molly said hello to her friends, Mary and I. X
Molly said hello to her friends, Mary and me. √
8. None of my two sisters is here. X
Neither of my two sisters is here. √
9. He knows my both sisters. X
He knows both my sisters. √
10. How much is the price of the book? X
What is the pricec of the book? √ (对价格发问有 price 就用 what,没有 price 用 how much)
2. 11. I have a new dictionary and several old one. X
I have a new dictionary and several old ones. √
12. I, Ahmad and Ah Chong sang a song together. X
Ahmad, Ah Chong and sang a song together. √ (有多个主语或宾语是,"I/Me"第一人称放在后面)
13. They know our Chinese well. X
They know us Chinses well. √ (Chinese 为宾语 us 的同位语)
所有格
1. Those are some books of our teacher. X
Those are some books of our teacher's.√
2. The policemen caught him by his arm. X
The policemen caught him by the arm. √
3. A ten years old child. X
A child of ten year old. X
A ten year old child. X
A ten-years-old child. X
A ten-year-old child. √
A child of ten. √
形容词
1.He is taller of the two. X
He is the taller of the two. √
2. Muthu is youngest in our school. X
Muthu is the youngest in our school. √
3. He is the strongest in all. X
He is the strongest of all. √
4. My house is so large as Kok Ming's. X
My house is as large as Kok Ming's.√
5. Elizabeth is less older than I am. X
Elizabeth is less old than I am. √
6. Things go from worse to worse. X
Things go from bad to worse.√
时态
1. He had been to Malaysia many years ago. X
He wenr to Malaysia many years ago.√
2. She was wearing a blue dress and was looking very pretty. X
She was wearing a blue dress and looked very pretty.√
3. She went to Australia two months ago. She has been there many years before. X
She went to Australia two months ago. She had been there many years before.√
4. I was writing a letter yesterday evening and mailed it this morning. X
I wrote a letter yesterday evening and mailed it this morning. √
3. 5. He left home last year and I did not see him since. X
He left home last year and I haven't seen him since. √
被动语态
1. They have married for two years. X
They have been married for two years. √
2. English is difficult to be learned. X
English is difficult to learn.√
3.The war was broken out in 1937. X
The war was broke out in 1937. √
4. William asked me if these island are belonged to America. X
William asked me if these island belong to America. √
5. He tried not to have mixed up in politics. X
He tried not to get mixed up in politics. √
6. They say him to have been rich . X
He is said to have been rich. √
助动词
1. I am used to get up early . X
I am used to getting up early.√
2. A: Must I go ?
B: No, you mustn't. X
A: Must I go?
B: No, you needn't.√ (mustn't 表示禁止,needn't 表示不必,以 must 开头一般疑问句,否定回通
常用 needn't)
3. I will like to go swimming with you this morning. X
I would like to go swimming with you this morning. √
副词
1.My brother is very taller than I. X
My brother is much taller than I.√
2. This room is enough large for you. X
This room is large enough for you.√
3. I cannot do it too. X
I cannot do it either.√
4. He gets up early everyday. X
He gets up early every day.√(Every day 是时间副词,everyday是形容词)
5. I met him two years before. X
I met him two years ago. √(ago 指离现在若干时间以前,before 指过去某时的若干时间)
冠词
1. She was playing piano. X
She was playing the piano.√
4. 2. The children go to the school every morning. X
The children go to school every morning. √
3. She has a beautiful hair. X
She has beautiful hair.√
4. She was listening to radio in the room. X
She was listening to the radio in the room.√
5. It's a nice weather. X
It's nice weather.√
连词
1. He neither speaks Spanish nor French. X
He speaks neither Spanish nor French. √
2. Either you or I are wrong. X
Either you or I am wrong. √
3. I have never been to Iran and Iraq. X
I have never been to Iran or Iraq. √
分词
1. He likes to drink boiling water. X
He likes to drink boiled water. √
2. I couldn't make myself understand. X
I couldn't make myself understood. √
3. I was walking to school yesterday morning, I met a friend of mine. X
Walking to school yesterday morning, I met a friend of mine.√
4. The vacation was over, Obama returned to school. X
The vacation being over, Obama returned to school.√