[第一類] 名詞類
[誤] What are the woman teachers doing?
[正] What are the women teachers doing?
[析] 在英語中,當一名詞作定語修飾另一名詞(單或複數形式)時,作定語的名詞一般要用其單數形式;但當man, woman作定語修飾可數名詞複數形式時,要用其複數形式men, women.
2. 房間裏有多少人?
[誤] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作人、人們解時,是個集合名詞,其單複數同形。
3. 我想爲我兒子買兩瓶牛奶。
[誤] I want to buy two bottle of milk for my son.
[正] I want to buy two bottles of milk for my son.
[析] 表示不可數名詞的數量時,常用a/ an或數詞+表量的可數名詞+ of + 不可數名詞這一結構,其中當數詞大於1時,表量的可數名詞要用其複數形式。
[第二類] 動詞類
4. 你妹妹通常什麼時候去上學?
[誤] What time does your sister usually goes to school?
[正] What time does your sister usually go to school?