美國大學(xué)生常見語法錯(cuò)誤

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網(wǎng)友Camden2002今天上午給我發(fā)來一篇英文文章,作者是美國一所大學(xué)的英語講師,內(nèi)容則是美國大學(xué)生常犯的十大語法錯(cuò)誤(top ten grammar problems)。Camden2002網(wǎng)友建議我把這篇文章翻譯出來,讓國內(nèi)的英語學(xué)習(xí)者看看,美國大學(xué)生常犯的這些錯(cuò)誤,我們自己是否也常犯。這個(gè)建議非常好,不過我最近比較忙,各位的時(shí)間也很寶貴,所以我只把這十大語法錯(cuò)誤的大意翻譯出來,供各位參考一下。另外請(qǐng)注意:在下面的十組例句中,第一句是病句,第二句則是改正過來的句子。
    一、句子之間缺少過渡性的單詞或詞組
    ① Salmons swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.
    ② Salmons swim upstream, and then they leap over huge dams to reach their destination.
    二、省字號(hào)(')的濫用
    ① the government's plan
    ② the plan of the government
    三、代詞之間的性、數(shù)、格不一致
    ① Everyone has their homework.
    ② Everyone has his (or her) homework.
    四、主句與從句的順序不當(dāng)
    ① Some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over, after the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds.
    ② After the NASDAQ value dropped by over two thirds, some of the new dot-com millionaires found out the party was over.
    五、雙重否定
    ① Barely no one noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.
    ② Barely anyone noticed that the pop star lip-synched during the whole performance.
    六、修飾語、插入語的位置不當(dāng)
    ① The forest fire, no longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, jumped the firebreak.
    ② No longer held in check by the exhausted firefighters, the forest fire jumped the firebreak.
    七、意義含糊的先行詞
    ① The band members collected his and her uniforms.
    ② The band members collected their uniforms.
    八、介詞和冠詞的濫用
    ① The project of the government reduces the costs of production of the private firms.
    ② The government project reduces the production costs of private firms.
    九、句子缺少成分
    ① When aiming for the highest returns, and also thinking about the possible losses.
    ② When aiming for the highest returns, investors also should think about the possible losses.
    十、忘記斷句
    ① I do not recall what kind of printer it was all I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.
    ② I do not recall what kind of printer it was. All I remember is that it could sort, staple, and print a packet at the same time.