F?fail ?
[误] Tom failed his exam.?
[正] Tom failed in his exam.?
[正] Tom failed to pass the exam.?
[析] fail为不及物动词,其后可用in加名词,或直接接不定式。?
family ?
[误] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's families are waiting for me.?
[误] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's family is waiting for me.?
[正] I'm sorry I have to go. Tom's family are waiting for me.?
[析] family是集合名词,把它当作整体看它是单数,如看作家庭中的每个成员则为复数。如:Your family are very kind to me. My family is very large.?
far ?
[误] My school is ten miles far from here.?
[正] My school is ten miles away from here.?
[析] far一般不与实际距离连用。
[误] Did you walk far?
Yes,I walked far. ?
[正] Did you walk far?
Yes, I walked a long way. ?
[析] 一般肯定句中不用far单独作状语,而用a long 组成的常用词组有:as far as. ①远至,一直到。如:He walked as far as the station. ②就而言。如:As far as he was concerned these books were very good. ③只要。如:I can help you as far as I can.? so for到目前为止。例:He is very well so far.?
