[误]It is really beautiful. It is a work of nature.
[正]It is really beautiful. It is a Nature's work.
[析]无生命名词的所有格应用of结构。但是's形式的所有格可用于以下无生命的名词：表示时间的词：today's newspaper, a twenty minutes' walk, an hour's, rest 表示长度的词：three metres' distance, a boat's length， twenty miles' journey 表示重量的名词：two pounds' weight价格名词：two dollars'worth拟人化的名词：Nature's work, nature's lesson(大自然的教训)及国家、机关、团体、城市等机构性名词：the university's library
[误]He is an old friend of my father.
[正]He is an old friend of my father's.
[析]这是英语中的一种习惯用法而不要根据语法去推理。如：This pen is Tom's.
[误]My father is a good cooker.
[正]My father is a good cook.
[析]一般动词加上er后则转意为执行该动作的执行者，如:teach(教)—teacher(老师),think(想)—thinker(思想家),drive(开车)—driver(司机),sell(卖)—seller(卖物者)……但不能总是以此类推，比如cook是动词“做饭”。而cook也可作为名词“厨师”讲，而cooker则为厨具，餐具，即锅、碗、勺等做饭用具。
[误]The young is dancing there.
[正]The young are dancing there.
[析]英文中用定冠词加上形容词表示一类人时应按复数名词，如：the rich 富人，the poor(穷人),the wise 聪明人，但如果用定冠词加形容词来表示事物则要用作单数名词，如：The beautiful is still here.美丽的风景依旧。
[误]The stories of the book was written many years ago.
[正]The stories of the book were written many years ago.
[析]这句话的真正主语应是stories，所以应用复数谓语动词。
[误]This is one of the EnglishChinese dictionary.
[正]This is one of the EnglishChinese dictionaries.
[析]one of意为“……之一”，of后面的名词要用复数形式。
[误]Let's go to uncle Wang for supper.
[正]Let's go to uncle Wang's for supper.
[析]uncle Wang's 意为“王叔叔家”，doctor's意为“医院或私人诊所”。
[误]I think we will make a friend with each other.
[正]I think we will make friends with each other.
[析]make friends 为习惯用法，即交朋友。
[误]I want to tell you much pieces of good news.
[正]I want to tell you many pieces of good news.
[析]news为不可数名词，但加了量词之后则要用many来修饰量词，因量词是可数名词，或可以说I want to tell you some good news.因some 即可用在可数名词前，也可用在不可数名词前作形容词，如：I want to tell you some pieces of good news.
[误]The teacher with five students are coming here.
[正]The teacher with five students is coming here.
[析]要注意由with引出的介词短语不是本句的主语，这与连词and有很大的区别，如：The teacher and five students are coming here. 这里由介词引出的短语仅仅是teacher的修饰语。
[误]There are a lot of information here, but we don't need them.
[正]There is a lot of information here, but we don't need it.
[析]information为不可数名词，而用作代替它的词要用it而不能用them.
[误]Many a student make the same mistake in the exam.
[正]Many a student makes the same mistake in the exam.
[析]many a 加可数名词单数，作主语时其谓语动词应用单数形式，但其意为许多学生。
[误]The children wear very good cloth to go to school today.
[正]The children wear very good clothes to go to school today.
[析]英文中cloth,clothes,clothing是易混之词：cloth是物质名词，意为“布”，没有复数形式，而clothing是指衣物的总称，也没有复数形式。clothes是指衣服，但没有单数形式，如：This clothing is needed in warm countries. Her clothes are made of fine cloth.英文中的dress则指较正规的服装，如：a school dress 校服，an evening dress晚礼服。
[误]I like to study the English.
[正]I like to study English.
[析]作为一种学科名词前不要用冠词，而作为某一特指学科则要加冠词，如：I like to study history. I like to study the history of America.
[误]The Browns is going to visit China.
[正]The Browns are going to visit China.
[析]定冠词加姓加s，则意为“Brown先生一家人”。所以应用复数谓语动词。此句应译为：Brown先生一家将要访问中国。
(三) 例题解析
1. Lucy and Lily___in the same class.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
[答案]C.
[析]由and连接两个单数名词作主语时应按复数名词来搭配谓语动词。
2. Which is the ___to the bus stop， please?
A road B way C street D address
[答案]B.
[析]这是考察同意词辨析，road是指较宽阔的大道，意为“乡间公路”，而street意为道路两边的建筑物较高，可视为街道之意，而way则多为要到达某地所要经过的途径，还可引深为方式、方法。而address则为“地址”。如：There is a car running along the country road. I live at 105 Park street. Can you show me the way to the National Museum?
3. Hurry up!There is___ time left.
A little B a little C few D a few
[答案]A.
[析]因time作为时间讲为不可数名词，所以不可用few，a few来修饰。另外，英文的表达法与中文不同，中文讲，快点，时间不多了，而英文要讲，快点，没时间了。因此，要用little而不用a little.
