中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表3
elder
［誤］ my older brother has gone to shanghai.
［正］ my elder brother has gone to shanghai.
［析］ 在表示兄姐的長幼時應用elder表示"哥哥姐姐"，如：my elder sister 姐姐，但表示歲數時則多用older，如：she is two years older than i.
empty
［誤］ are these seats empty?
［正］ are these seats taken?
［析］ empty是指空洞的沒有任何物體，如：the house was empty, 其意思是沒有任何家具或屋內無人。但座位是否有人坐應用take.
english
［誤］ my sister studied english language very well.
［正］ my sister studied the english language very well.
［正］ my sister studied english very well.
［析］ 在泛指某一種學科時，不應加冠詞，如：i like history.但如特指某一門學科時則應加冠詞，如：he likes the history of america.
enjoy
［誤］ i enjoy to play football.
［正］ i enjoy playing football.
［析］ enjoy后要接動名詞，而不接不定式。
［誤］ did you enjoy at the english evening?
［正］ did you enjoy yourself at the english evening?
enough
［誤］ i'm sorry. you are not studying enough carefully.
［正］ i'm sorry. you are not studying carefully enough.
［析］ enough要用在形容詞或副詞之后。
［誤］ do you have enough of money?
［正］ do you have enough money?
［正］ do you have enough of the money?
［誤］ the coffee isn't enough.
［正］ there isn't enough coffee.
［析］ enough可以作be動詞的表語，但其主語應是代詞，如：that's enough. it was enough. 如果是名詞時應換用上面的句型。
entrance
［誤］ the entrance of the cinema is on your right.
［正］ the entrance to the cinema is on your right.
［析］ 在表示通往某處時entrance后面多用to作介詞。這樣的用法還有key to the door, answer to the question等。
evening
［誤］ i walked home in a cold evening.
［正］ i walked home on a cold evening.
［析］ in the evening這一詞組如加上另外的修飾詞則其介詞應換為on.
everyone
［誤］ everyone of you goes to class.
［正］ every one of you goes to class.
［析］ everyone其后不能接of結構。在否定句中如果要講"每一個人都沒有注意到它"，就譯作：nobody noticed it. 要注意every one of us is not right. 應譯為"我們不都對。"而none of us are right. 才應譯為"我們全錯了。"
exam
［誤］ we take part in an exam.
［正］ we take an exam.
［析］ take part in為"參加"某種活動，運動，而在學科中選擇某一學科學習并進行考試應用take.
except
［誤］ the room is clean except two desks.
［正］ the room is clean except for two desks.
［誤］ i come here every day except for sunday.
［正］ i come here every day except sunday.
［析］ 在同一類物體中排除某一部分用except, 在不同類物體中排除某一物體時用except for。而except that其后接從句，如：she is a good girl except that she is careless sometimes. 而besides則是"包括在內"，如"我學習英語同時還學法語。"應譯為：i study english besides french.