中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表4
［析］ 在報紙上讀到某一條新聞一定要用介詞in，而on the newspaper是指把某物放于報紙之上，如： may i put the flower on this newspaper?
night
［誤］ i came home very late yesterday night.
［正］ i came home very late last night.
［析］ "昨晚"一般要講last night，而不應參照"昨天上午、下午、傍晚"的說法yesterday morning等套用。
no none
no是個限定詞，它可以用在可數名詞單復數或不可數名詞前，如： no news is good news. 但如果名詞前有另一限定詞時則不能用no，而要用none of，如none of the students was here.
no not
要使句子具有部分否定的意思，我們用not，如： i can see you tomorrow, but not sunday. 如果是全部否定則用no，如sorry, there is no time to talk.
no one none
no one與nobody一樣不能接of結構，如： no one wished me good luck. 而要用of結構時要用none, 如： none of my friends wished me good luck.
nor
［誤］ i never saw the painting before, or did i hear of it.
［正］ i never saw the painting before, not did i hear of it.
［析］ 注意在表達"既不……也不……"時不要用or作連詞，而要用nor，并且要用倒裝語序。
not
［誤］ the students went to the park, but no the teachers.
［正］ the students went to the park, but not the teachers.
［析］ 要使一個句子或一個句子的某一部分為否定時我們要用not, 而不用no.
［誤］ there is no my letter today.
［正］ there is no letter for me today.
［析］ no是一個限定詞，用在名詞前時，要注意這個名詞前應沒有冠詞、物主代詞或指示代詞。
［誤］ he not only was a writer but also an actor.
［正］ he was not only a writer but also an actor.
［析］ 在這一句型中not only之后的詞與but also之后的詞類必須一致，否則應為錯句。如果這一結構用在主語位置，則謂語動詞要與but also后面的主語保持一致，如： not only you but also i am wrong.
nothing
［誤］ nothing but books were sold here.
［正］ nothing but books was sold here.
［析］ 要注意真正的主語是nothing而不是books，所以這一結構在學生的使用中經常出錯。
［誤］ i have nothing to do but to cry.
［正］ i have nothing to do but cry.
［析］ 在這一結構中but后面要用省to的不定式。
number
［誤］ a number of news can be heard on tv today.
［正］ a lot of news can be heard on tv today.
［析］ a number of后接可數名詞復數。
［誤］ the number of students are ten thousand.
［正］ the number of students is ten thousand.
［析］ a number of 其意為"大量的"，而the number of…是"某某的數量"。即the number of students意為"學生人數"，所以要用單數形式的謂語動詞。
o
o'clock
［誤］ it's ten past five o'clock.
［正］ it's ten past five.
［析］ o'clock所表達的時間是正點，如果要表達的時間是幾點幾分或差幾分幾點都不能用o'clock.