最常見的語法錯誤

最常見的語法錯誤

 

 

 

在下面的十組例句中，第一句是病句，第二句則是改正過來的句子。

 

一、句子之間缺少過渡性的單詞或詞組

 

ý Salmons swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.

 

þ Salmons swim upstream, and then they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.

 

二、省字號(')的濫用

 

ý the government's plan

 

þ the plan of the government

 

三、代詞之間的性、數、格不一致

 

ý Everyone has their homework.

 

þ Everyone has his (or her) homework.

 

四、主句與從句的順序不當

 

ý Some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over, after the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds.

 

þ After the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds, some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over.

 

五、雙重否定

 

ý Barely no one noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.

 

þ Barely anyone noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.

 

六、修飾語、插入語的位置不當

 

ý The forest fire, no longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, jumped the firebreak.

 

þ No longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, the forest fire jumped the firebreak.

 

七、意義含糊的先行詞

 

ý The band members collected his and her uniforms.

 

þ The band members collected their uniforms.

 

八、介詞和冠詞的濫用

 

ý The project of the government reduces the costs of production of the private firms.

 

þ The government project reduces the production costs of private firms.

 

九、句子缺少成分

 

ý When aiming for the highest returns, and also thinking about the possible losses.

 

þ When aiming for the highest returns, investors also should think about the possible losses.

 

十、忘記斷句

 

ý I do not recall what kind of printer it was all I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.

 

þ I do not recall what kind of printer it was. All I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.