7. 这孩子没到上学的年龄。
误: The boy is not enough old to go to school.
正: The boy is not old enough to go to school.
析: 当 enough ,very much 等修饰形容词或副词时,应放在形容词或副词之后。
8. 你还要别的什么吗?
误: Else what would you like ?
正: What else would you like ?
析: else 修饰疑问词或不定代词时,应放在它们的后面,又如: Do you want anything else ?
9. 请你不要打开窗户,好吗?
误: Would you not please open the window ?
正: Would you please not open the window ?
析: “Would you please ……” 用于委婉地提出建议、请求等。其否定形式应为: “Would you please not ……”
10. 昨天所有的学生都去了公园。
误: The all students went to the park yesterday.
正: All the students went to the park yesterday.
析: 当 all ,both 等作定语修饰名词,且名词又有 the 修饰时,all ,both 等通常放在之前。
11. 她捡起了笔,把它还给了我。
误: She picked up the pen and gave back it to me.
正: She picked up the pen and gave it back to me.
析: 由及物动词加副词构成的短语,当宾语是代词时,代词一般放在副词之前。
12. 你知道他什么时候回来吗?
误: Do you know when will he come back ?
正: Do you know when he will come back ?
析: 在含有宾语从句的复合句中,宾语从句连接词之后应该用陈述语序。
13. 他会玩电脑,我也会。
误: He can use a computer. So I can.
正: He can use a computer. So can I.
析:以 so 或 neither ( nor )开头的句子,若前一句的情况适合另一个人或事物时,句子要倒装。肯定句时用 so ,否定句时用 neither 或 nor 开头,助动词要与谓语动词保持一致。