托福写作TWE常见疑难词汇纠错实例分析

　　T:He is about six feet tall.

　　11.because, because of.because是从属连词后跟从句,because of是介词，后跟名词或名词短语。

　　F:The game was canceled because of it was raining.

　　T:The game was canceled because of the rain.

　　F:We could not see because the poor lighting.

　　T:We could not see because the lighting was poor.

　　F:He can move the furniture easily because of he is strong.

　　T:He can move the furniture easily because of his strength.

　　12.beside, besides.beside 意为next to,besides意为in addition to.

　　F:Beside Tommy, Helen and I attended the concert.

　　T:Besides Tommy, Helen and I attended the concert.

　　F:He was sitting besides the pretty girl.

　　T:He was sitting beside the pretty girl.

　　F:We visited California beside Oregon.

　　T:We visited California besides Oregon.

　　--We visited California. Besides, we visited Oregon.

　　13.between, among. between 用于两个人或两件事物,among用于三个以上的人或物.

　　F:The law was debated between the senators, the representatives, and the judges.

　　T:The law was debated among the senators, the representatives, and the judges.

　　F:There is a dispute between the local union members.

　　T:There is a dispute among the local union members.

　　F:You must choose among the two plans.

　　T:You must choose between the two plans.

　　14.but, hardly, scarcely.这几个词带有否定意味，不要再与另外否定性的词连用。

　　F:I couldn’t hardly see him in the dark.

　　T:I could hardly see him in the dark.

　　F:She didn’t earn but thirty dollars last week.

　　T:She earned but thirty dollars last week.

　　F:He doesn’t spend scarcely any money on clothes.

　　T:He spends scarcely any money on clothes.

　　15.different from（不是 different than).

　　F:The result was much different than what I expected.

　　T:The result was much different from what T expected.

　　16.do, make.这两个词含义不同。

　　F:They did a peaceful agreement.

　　T:They made a peaceful agreement.

　　F:I never do fun of other people.

　　T:I never make fun of other people.

　　F:It’s time to do the sandwiches.

　　T:It’s time to make the sandwiches.

　　F:Rarely does he do a mistake.

　　T:Rarely does he make a mistake.

　　17.equally as 后接形容词是错误的，应该用equally+ 形容词 或者as+形容词+as。

　　F:The second lesson was equally as difficult as the third.

　　T:The second and the third lessons were equally difficult.

　　18. expect, suppose, think. Suppose和 think后面不跟不定 式, Expect 后面不跟名词性从句。

　　F:He thinks to return in May.

　　T:He expects to return in May.

　　19.farther, further. Farther 指距离; further 表示时间，程度和数量等概念。

　　F:Chicago is further north than Fort Worth.

　　T:Chicago is farther north than Fort Worth.

　　F:I can give you farther information about this later.

　　T:I can pive you further information about this later.

　　F:How much further did he run than she did?

　　T:How much farther did he run than she did?

　　20.few, a few, Few 有否定的含义, 意为 not many, A few 有肯定的含义, 意为 some。

　　F:He was so tired that he stopped playing for few minutes.

　　T:He was so tired that he stopped playing for a few minutes.

　　F:There were a few chairs left, so I had to stand up.

　　T:There were few chairs left, so 1 had to stand up.

　　21. fewer, less.fewer指可数名词；less 指价值, 程度或数额。

　　F:The class consists of less than fifteen students.

　　T:The class consists of fewer than fifteen students.

　　F:He spends fewer time on his studies than on his golf game.

　　T:He spends less time on his studies than on his golf game.

　　F:It is true that less girls than boys become engineers.

　　T:It is true that fewer girls than boys become engineers,

　　22.had better, would rather 后跟不带to的不定式。

　　F:You had better to pay attention to the details.

　　T:You had better pay attention to the details.

　　F:I had better not to play tennis this afternoon.

　　T:I had better not play tennis this afternoon.