[學生常犯的寫作錯誤1]
學習者應該怎麼修正自己的錯誤？
https://www.dropbox.com/s/l7w3d0c7xmam0lw/AWFAQ2.pdf?dl=0
1. He can’t leave early because he has many works to do. [X]
He can’t leave early because he has a lot of work to do. [O]
He can’t leave early because he has many projects to do. [O]
解釋: work 當工作時是不可數名詞，只有當藝術，文學，和音樂的作品時才可數 (works of art)。
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2. Reading daily helps people learn a lot of knowledge. [X]
Reading daily helps people acquire a lot of knowledge. [O]
解釋: learn 是學習而 knowledge 是知識，學問。你只可以獲得知識而不是學習知識。
請多參考配詞辭典: http://www.ozdic.com/collocation-dictionary/knowledge
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3. About a million people in the region are lack of drinking water because of a prolonged drought. [X]
About a million people in the region lack of drinking water because of a prolonged drought. [X]
About a million people in the region lack access to drinking water because of a prolonged drought. [O]
Where there is a lack of water, there is conflict. [O]
Reports of the drought and exactly what is happening are lacking. [O]
The new government is lacking in experience. [O]
解釋: 在這裡 lack是一個及物動詞，所以可直接接受詞。補充：當lack是名詞時，則必須用of (lack of water = 名詞片語) 。Lacking是形容詞，使用時可以加入介係詞 in 來連接名詞。
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/lack?q=lack
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/lacking?q=lacking
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4. Many people choose not to attend the university after high school. [X]
Many people choose not to attend university after high school. [O]
解釋: 在表示處於某種狀態或從事某種活動的抽象概念時不用定冠詞the，指定哪一所大學時才會在這裡用定冠詞。
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5 A list of names and numbers are on the table. [X]
A list of names and numbers is on the table. [O]
解釋:主詞後面的介系詞片語，只作修飾用，因此一致性只需看名詞的部分。
The country's leading export are cameras. [X]
The country’s leading export is cameras. [O]
解釋: be 動詞要和它的主詞一致，和補語無關，不要被混淆了！
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6. Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple, has died for almost three years. [X]
Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple, has been dead (adj.) for almost three years. [O]
Steve Jobs the former CEO of Apple, passed away (euphemism--婉轉說法) three years ago. [O]
解釋: 中文裡沒有「動作動詞」與「狀態動詞」的區分，不論是解釋動作或狀態往往都用同一個字詞來表示，但是在英文書寫時就容易出問題了。上列的句子皆是表示動作發生之後的某種狀態，所以不能再用”動作動詞”來描述，應該用”狀態”來表達。
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7. The students forget to bring their homework assignments to school today. [X]
The students forgot to bring their homework assignments to school today. [O]
解釋:現在式表示「事實」，但當在敘述你忘記某件事情時，因為你是在”過去”忘記這件事，所以用過去式。
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8. He becomes an excellent student after a sincere talk with his teacher. [X]
He became an excellent student after a sincere talk with his teacher. [O]
解釋: “他變成了一個好學生…”這是表示明顯改變的動詞。因為是敘述過去的改變，所以要用過去式。
(改變-become是在講這句話之前就已經發生的事，所以用過去式，但如果要說他現在是一位好學生，直接用He is an excellent student來表示)
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9. The ambassador answered the difficult question with warmth and in a humorous way. [X]
The ambassador answered the difficult question with warmth (n.) and humor (n.). [O]
解釋: 為了要表達一些地位平等的想法，英文使用平衡結構 (Parallelism)，將兩個字詞或句子用以下幾種方式連接起來，所連接的兩邊要使用一樣的時態、詞類等，以求平衡。
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10. People should stop to smoke as soon as possible. [X]
People should stop smoking as soon as possible. [O]
解釋:句子要表達的是人應該停止抽菸。由於把抽菸當作一件具體的事件，所以應該使用動名詞，若使用不定詞，則代表人應該停下來去抽菸。
Common Writing Errors [學生常犯的寫作錯誤]
I. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rm0lxlbo1cdj9dn/CEI.pdf
II. https://www.dropbox.com/s/88vl5h6tbud4cm4/CE2.pdf
III. http://tinyurl.com/mq2n234
IV. http://tinyurl.com/jwhm6f3
attend過去式 在 [文法] 完成式的時態- 看板Eng-Class - 批踢踢實業坊 的推薦與評價
現在完成式 have/has + p.p.
表達從過去開始，延續一段時間到現在的動作或事件
問題1.若我想表達"當你告訴我真相時，我老早就已經知道了"
下面的英文句子是對的嗎?
When you tell me the truth, I have known that.
問題2.若我想表達"在你告訴我真相前，我老早就已經知道了"
下面的英文句子是對的嗎?
Before you tell me the truth, I have Known that.
我覺得上面這兩個句子的意思其實是一樣的，是可以互通的，對嗎?
過去完成式 had + p.p.
發生於過去的兩件事，一個發生在前，一個發生在後
發生在前的用過去完成式，發生在後的用過去式
問題3.若我想表達"當他七歲時，這部電影是他看過最好看的電影"
下面的英文句子是對的嗎?
When he was 7, this was the most interesting movie that he had ever seen.
問題4.若我想表達"當那個歌手出現時，那些歌迷已經等了四個小時了"
下面的兩個句子是對的嗎?
When the singer showed up, those fans had waited for 4 hours.
Before the singer showed up, those fans had waited for 4 hours.
問題5.若我想表達"當他畢業2年後，他已經住在紐約長達7年了
下面的兩個句子是對的嗎?
2 years after he graduated from college, he had lived in NY for 7 years.
By the time 2 years after he graduated from college, 跟上面一樣.
When he graduated from college 2 years, he had lived in NY for 7 years.
這句是否文法有錯誤?
未來完成式 will have + p.p.
問題6.若我想表達"在畢業後兩年內，我將存到足夠的錢買車"
以及"在畢業兩年後，我將存到足夠的錢買車"
這兩句我想破頭不知道到底要怎麼寫，請問大大這兩句的英文要怎麼寫?
選擇題
問題1. Last night we met the Smiths, It seems that they ▁▁ these concerts
quite often lately. 我選(D)，請問這選項的錯誤在哪?
(A)attend (B)have attended (C)are attending (D)had attended
問題2. Who is going to pick you up when you ▁▁ at the train station?
請問(B)選項錯在哪?
(A)arrive (B)will arrive (C)has arrived (D) would arrive
問題3. Our sales ▁▁ for months, so we are now in great financial
difficulties. 選項(B)錯在哪?
(A)dropped (B)had dropped (C)have been dropping (D)will have dropped
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