1. 中文:这块石头太大了没人能举起它。
(误)Here is a so big stone that no one can lift it.
(正)Here is so big a stone that no one can lift it.
so是副词,修饰形容词,形式是so+形容词+a+单数可数名词。
2. 中文:这花多美啊!
(误)What beautiful the flower is!
(正)How beautiful the flower is!
how用来修饰副词或形容词,而what用来修饰名词。
3. 中文:这工作永远不会被完成。
(误)This job will be never finished.
(正)This job will never be finished.
频率副词在第一个助动词后。
4. 中文:我的弟弟比我高多了。
(误)My brother is very taller than I.
(正)My brother is much taller than I.
very不能修饰比较级;much可以修饰比较级。
5. 中文:我想我七点会在餐厅里见到她。
(误)I think I’ll meet her at 7:00 at the restaurant.
(正)I think I’ll meet her at the restaurant at 7:00.
地方副词一般放在时间副词前。
6. 中文:这房间对你够大的。
(误)This room is enough large for you.
(正)This room is large enough for you.
enough作副词,在被修饰的形容词后。
7. 中文:我也不能做它。
(误)I cannot do it too.
(正)I cannot do it either.
either用于否定句;too用于肯定句。
8. 中文:他每天早起。
(误)He gets up early everyday.
(正)He gets up early every day.
every day是时间副词;everyday是形容词。
9. 中文:我要下楼去。
(误)I’m going to downstairs.
(正)I’m going downstairs.
downstairs是副词,前面不加介系词。
10. 中文:你的故事很有趣。
(误)Your story is the most interesting.
(正)Your story is most interesting.
most不用于比较,而用作加强语气,"非常,很"时,不加the。
11. 中文:我两年前见过他。
(误)I met him two years before.
(正)I met him two years ago.
ago指离现在若干时间以前,应用简单过去式;before指过去某时的若干时间以前应用过去完成式。
12. 中文:他们昨天晚上回来得晚。
(误)They came back lately last night.
(正)They came back late last night.
lately(最近),late(晚,迟),都是副词。