1.Because he was ill yesterday, so he didn't go to work. (×)

　　Because he was ill yesterday, he didn't go to work. (√)

　　He was ill yesterday, so he didn't go to work. (√)

　　[析] 用 though, but 表示"雖然……，但是…… "或用 because, so 表示

　　"因為……，所以……"時，though 和 but 及 because 和 so 都只能擇一而用，

　　不能兩者同時使用。

　　2.The Smiths have moved Beijing. (×)

　　The Smiths have moved to Beijing. (√)

　　[析]不及物動詞后接名詞或代詞作賓語時，要在動詞之后加上適當的介詞;

　　但不及物動詞后接 home, here, there 等副詞作賓語時，動詞之后不必加任何

　　介詞。

　　3.The box is too heavy for him to carry it. (×)

　　The box is too heavy for him to carry. (√)

　　[析]the box 既是這句話的主語, 也是不定式 to carry 的邏輯賓語，若句

　　末再加上 it，就和 the box 重復了。

　　4.Each of the boys have a pen. (×)

　　Each of the boys has a pen. (√)

　　[析]復數名詞前有表個體的 each of, one of, every，either of 等詞組

　　修飾，或有表否定的 neither of, none of 等詞組修飾時，謂語動詞要用單數

　　形式。

　　5.例:那是你心軟!我不就是一個例子嗎?

　　Neither he nor you is good at English. (×)

　　Neither he nor you are good at English. (√)

　　[析]either... or..., neither... nor..., not only..., but also...

　　等詞組連接句子的兩個主語時，謂語動詞遵循"就近一致原則", 即由靠近謂語

　　的那個主語決定謂語的人稱和數用何種形式。

　　6.Ten minus three are seven. (×)

　　Ten minus three is seven. (√)

　　[析]用英語表示加(plus)、減(minus)等數學運算時，謂語動詞也用單數形

　　式。

　　7.The number of the workers in this factory are about 5,000. (×)

　　The number of the workers in this factory is about 5,000. (√)

　　[析] the number of 表示"……的數量"，謂語動詞用單數形式;a number

　　of 的意思是"若干"或"許多"，相當于 some 或 a lot of，和復數名詞連用，謂

　　語動詞用復數形式。

　　8.例. Hello! I have important something to tell you. (×)

　　Hello! I have something important to tell you. (√)

　　[析]形容詞或動詞不定式修飾不定代詞作定語時，修飾成分要置于不定代

　　詞之后。

　　9.His son is enough old to go to school. (×)

　　His son is old enough to go to school. (√)

　　[析]enough 作形容詞修飾名詞時，可以放在名詞前，也可放在名詞后;作

　　副詞修飾形容詞或副詞時，只能放在形容詞或副詞之后。

　　10. Here is your sweater, put away it.(×)

　　Here is your sweater, put it away. (√)

　　[析] put away, pick up, put on 等"動詞+副詞"構成的詞組后接代詞作

　　賓語時，代詞只能放在動詞和副詞之間。

　　11. Look! Here the bus comes.(×)

　　Look! Here comes the bus.(√)