中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表4
［正］ hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence.
［析］ make up是"創造"、"編織"，而make up for是"彌補……的不足之處"。上句應譯為"勤奮工作可以彌補天資的不足。"
［誤］ we made up our mind to study hard.
［正］ we made up our minds to study hard.
［析］ mind這里是可數名詞，使用時要特別予以注意make up one's mind是"下定決心"之意。
［誤］ our class is made of twenty girls and twentyone boys.
［正］ our class is made up of twenty girls and twentyone boys.
［析］ make up of…是"某物由……組成或構成"。
many
［誤］ i have many friends.
［正］ i have a lot of friends.
［析］ many和much多用于疑問句或否定句中，而在肯定句中則用處不多，尤其在非正式談話中。如：
-how much money have you got?
-i've got plenty.
［誤］ you bought much too tomatoes.
［正］ you bought too many tomatoes.
［析］ too many后接可數名詞，too much后接不可數名詞，而much too后面接形容詞，意為"太多"。
［誤］ for many a weeks it rained a lot.
［正］ for many a week it rained a lot.
［析］ many a意為"好多"、"許多"，但其后面要加單數名詞
。
matter
［誤］ no matter what you did.
［正］ no matter what you did, i trusted you.
［析］ no matter是個詞組，意為"不論"，它的語法功能是起連接作用，所以不能用于一個單獨的句子。
it doesn't matter這個詞組則不是一個連接詞組，所以可以和一個單句連用，如： it doesn't mater what you say. (你說什么都不要緊。)
maybe
［誤］ may be he is right.
［正］ maybe he is right.
［析］ maybe是副詞，不要錯用為may be.
maybe perhaps
這兩個詞的詞意一樣，maybe常用于非正式談話，而perhaps則多用在正式文體中。如： maybe/perhaps the weather will get better. 而julius caesar is perhaps the greatest of shakespeare's early plays.
mend
［誤］ i want to have my bike mended.
［正］ i want to have my bike repaired.
［析］ mend意為"縫補"，如： my mother mended my coat. 而repair是"修理"。
mind
［誤］ could you mind to close the door?
［正］ could you mind closing the door?
［誤］ try to make up your mind studying hard.
［正］ try to make up your mind to study hard.
［析］ mind用作動詞時，其后加動名詞；而用作名詞意為"下定決心"時，其后要加不定式。 要注意do you mind if i smoke?的答語： 如果你不介意，應回答"no, go ahead."如果你不想讓對方吸煙，則應講"yes, please don't."
miss
［誤］ i found my bag missed.
［正］ i found my bag missing.
［析］ missing為形容詞，其意為"不見了"、"丟了"。在句中用作賓語補足語時不要誤用missed，它作動詞時多為及物動詞，要接名詞或動名詞，而不接不定式。如： i missed the first train, i don't want to miss seeing the famous football player.在作補足語講某物"不見了"時有missing, gone, lost等，如： i found my bag missing (gone, lost).