[正] you have few new books, have you?
[析] 英語中的數(shù)量形容詞有兩組。修飾可數(shù)名詞的有few(很少，幾乎沒有)，a few(有一些，幾個);修飾不可數(shù)名詞的有l(wèi)ittle (很少，幾乎沒有)，a little(有一點，有一些)。要注意的是當few和little用于句中時應看作否定句，而 a few 和a little 用于句中時則應看作是肯定句。
[誤] He spent quite little money on his food.
[正] He spent quite a little money on his food.
[析] quite a 為一固定用法，其意為"十分，相當，所以". quite a few=many, quite a little=much 而only a little=little, only a few=few.
[誤] Do you want to have many bread?
[正] Do you want to have some bread?
[析] some與any都可以用作形容詞、副詞或代詞，在一般情況下，some用于肯定句，any用于疑問句和否定句，但在希望得到肯定答復時，應用some. 其次是some 可以用來修飾可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞。
[誤] Please tell me where the shoes shop is?
[正] Please tell me where the shoe shop is.
[析] 在用名詞作修飾詞來修飾另一名詞時，這個作修飾詞的名詞應用單數(shù)形式，如：
a shoe shop 鞋店
a fruit shop 水果店
a book shop 書店
a post office 郵局
a police station 警察局
a bus stop 汽車站
[誤] He is weak at physics.
[正] He is weak in physics.
[析] 在表達擅長于作某事時用be good at something, 而其反意詞為be bad at something, 但be weak in something.
[誤] This dictionary is worth to buy.
[正] This dictionary is worth buying.
[析] be worth 后可接動、名詞表達值得作某事，又可接價格、金錢表示值多少錢。
[誤] Don't afraid of that.
[正] Don't be afraid of that.
[析] afraid 在英文中是形容詞而不是動詞。這樣的詞組還有：
be afraid of 害怕 be careful of 小心
be certain of 有把握，確定 be sure of 確信
be glad of 高興 be sick of 厭惡
be fond of 喜歡
[誤] The work has already been done well.
[正] The work has already been well done.
[析] well 與badly作副詞時，表示好壞，如果句子是被動語態(tài)，則應放在過去分詞之前，如：This machine has been badly damaged. 如果句子是主動語態(tài)，則應放于句末，如：I did my homework well.
[誤] We are yet in the classroom now.
[正] We are already in the classroom now.
[析] already主要用于肯定句，而yet多用于否定句和疑問句中，如：
Did you finish it? No. not yet.
[誤] Look. Here comes he!
[正] Look! Here he comes!
[誤] Look! Here the bus comes!
[正] Look! Here comes the bus!
[析] 在句子開頭用Here時，如主語是人稱代詞則不要用倒裝語序，如果主語是名詞則要用倒裝語序。
[誤] She is my older sister.
[正] She is my elder sister.
[析] elder 和eldest是用來指家庭中兄弟姐妹的長幼關系，而older, oldest 則是指歲數(shù)大多少，如：She is three years older than I.
[誤] I'm tired. I can't go further.
[正] I'm tired. I can't go farther.
[析] far有兩個比較級 farther 較遠的，further 進一步的，如：Do you need any further explanation? 你需要進一步的解釋嗎?當然它也有兩個最高級。farthest和furthest.
[誤] I went to Beijing University five years before.
[正] I went to Beijing University five years ago.
[析] ago常與過去時連用，而before則多與完成時連用。
[誤] - Have you finished your homework?
- No, not already.
[正] - Have you finished your homework?
- No, not yet.
[析] 仍然有三個英文字可以表達它們是already, yet 與 still. 要注意的是 already經(jīng)常用于肯定句中，如The bus has already gone. 而yet 多用于疑問句和否定句中，如：Have you finished your homework yet? 而still則常用于主語與謂語動詞之間，如：We still can't decide what to do. 但也有時用于be 動詞之后，如：He is still here.
[誤] He is very higher than I am.
[正] He is much higher than I am.
[析] much可以用來修飾比較級，而very則用來修飾形容詞原級，如：I'm very tired.
[誤] - Can I walk to the station?- You'd better not. It is very far.
[正] - Can I walk to the station?
- You'd better not, It is a long way.
[析] for一般用在疑問句與否定句中，如：How far is it from here to the station? 又如：It isn't far.
[誤] I've ever been to America.
[正] I've been to America once.
[析] once 多用于肯定句，而ever則用于疑問句，否定句，及條件狀語從句中，如：Have you ever been to London?
[誤] - Could you pass the exam this time?
- No, I am not afraid so.
[正] - Could you pass the exam this time?
- No, I'm afraid not.
[析] 在肯定的答語中我們可以用so來代替上句所講的事件，如：Do you think she is a good student? Yes I think so, /I hope so, /I believe so/ I'm afraid so.但在否定的答語中，英語口語的習慣用法則有所不同，如，I don't think so 而在hope, belive 與 afraid后則常用not, 如：I hope not.
[誤] She didn't work enough hard, so she couldn't pass the exam.
[正] She didn't work hard enough, so she couldn't pass the exam.
[析] enough 可以作名詞用，如：Enough has been said for how to learn English well. (對于如何學好英語已經(jīng)講的足夠多了。) 另外它可以作為形容詞，如：I have enough money (or money enough) to buy this dictionary. 注意 enough作為形容詞時即可放于名詞前又可放于名詞后，在初中范圍的考題中多用于名詞之前。如果enough 作為副詞用，那么它一定要放在被修飾的形容詞或副詞之后。
[誤] You can't be very careful.
[正] You can't be too careful.
[析] 此句話的含意是你如何小心也不過分。too…to的用法是"太……以至于不能作某事".但在實際應用時也常常將后面的to省去，如：It is too expensive for me.那對我來講是太貴了。
[誤] He is good past fifty.
[正] He is well past fifty.
[析] well 作為副詞用時除用于"好"之外還有"大大地、遠遠地",等意。往往有人對下面兩句的對或錯有爭議;
He is well.
He is good.
其實這兩句都是正確的表達法，只不過其含意不同。He is well是"他身體不錯",而He is good 則為"他是個好人".
[誤] She is not as half clever as her brother.
[正] She is not half as clever as her brother.
[析] 在as…as結構中要將修飾形容詞的數(shù)量詞倍數(shù)及nearly, almost, exactly… 等置于第一個as之前。
[誤] He is same age as Tom.
[正] He is the same age as Tom.
[析] the same…as是固定的用法，其中定冠詞the是不可省也不能換成別的詞的。
[誤] Mother and her daughter are exactly like.
[正] Mother and her daughter are exactly alike.
* like 作為介詞，其意為"像",應用于 look like, be like, sound like, 其后要加賓語。而 alike 是形容詞，或副詞，如： You and I think alike. The twins are dressed alike. 但 alike 僅作表語而不能用于名詞前作定語。
[誤] Who is taller of the two?
[正] Who is the taller of the two?
[析] 兩者的比較級之前要加定冠詞。
[誤] I have less books than Tom.