英语写作中的常见问题与错误
英语写作水平的提高是一种综合能力的要求，不是写得越多越好；也不是背范文背得越多越好。学习要学“精”，精髓之所在。这里先讲讲在写作中经常出现的错误。如果你能一眼看出问题，说明你的水平在其之上，如果你能看出来，那说明你很有可能会犯与其同样的错误。见贤思齐下一句
一． 不一致（Disagreements）。 不一致（Disagreements）。不一致不光指主谓不一致，它还包括了数的不一致，时态不一致及代词不一致等．如：They offered me coffee and other drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing. （把have改为had） 名词的单复数一致，如：She said she and my schoolmate all wished me success (应把 schoolmate改为schoolmates)
例如：The Smiths did his best to make me feel well.
析：代词的性、数一致
改为：The Smiths did their best to make me feel well.
例如：When one have money, he can do what he want to.
(人一旦有了钱，他就能想干什么就干什么．)
析：one是单数第三人称，因而本句的have应改为has ;同理，want应改为wants.本句是典型的主谓不一致．
改为：Once one has money, he can do what he wants (to do).
二． 修饰语错位（Misplaced Modifiers）。英语与汉语不同，同一个修饰语置于句子不同的位置，句子的含义可能引起变化．对于这一点中国学生往往没有引起足够的重视，因而造成了不必要的误解.例如:
例如：I believe I can do it well and I will better know the world outside the campus.
析：better位置不当，应置于句末．
三． 句子不完整（Sentence Fragments）。在口语中，交际双方可借助手势语气上下文等，不完整的句子完全可以被理解．可是书面语就不同了，句子结构不完整会令意思表达不清，这种情况常常发生在主句写完以后，笔者又想加些补充说明时发生．
例如：There are many ways to know the society. For example by TV, radio, newspaper and so on.
析：本句后半部分＂for example by TV, radio, newspaper and so on.”不是一个完整的句子，仅为一些不连贯的词语，不能独立成句．
改为：There are many ways to know society, for example, by TV, radio, and newspaper.
四．悬垂修饰语（Dangling Modifiers）。所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语与后面句子的逻辑关系混乱不清．
例如：At the age of ten, his grandfather died.
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析：这句中＂at the age of ten＂只点出十岁时，但没有说明谁十岁时．按一般推理不可能是my grandfather,如果我们把这个悬垂修饰语改明确一点，全句就不那么费解了．
改为：When he was ten, he grandfather died.
例如：To do well in college, good grades are esntial.
析：句中不定式短语“to do well in college”的逻辑主语不清楚．
改为：To do well in college, a student needs good grades.
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五． 词性误用(Misu of Parts of Speech)。“词性误用”常表现为：介词当动词用；形容词当副词用；名词当动词用等．
例如： None can negative the importance of money.
析：negative 系形容词，误作动词。
改为：None can deny the importance of money.
六． 指代不清(Ambiguous Reference of Pronouns)。是代词与被指代的人或物关系不清，或者先后所用的代词不一致。试看下面这一句：
例如：Mary was friendly to my sister becau she wanted her to be her bridesmaid.
(玛丽和我姐姐很要好，因为她要她做她的伴娘。)
析：读完上面这一句话，读者无法明确地判断两位姑娘中谁将结婚，谁将当伴娘。如果我们把易于引起误解的代词的所指对象加以明确，意思就一目了然了。这个句子可改为：
Mary was friendly to my sister becau she wanted my sister to be her bridesmaid.
例如：And we can also know the society by rving it yourlf.
析：句中人称代词we和反身代词yourlf指代不一致。碱的通性
改为：We can also know society by rving it ourlves.
七．不间断句子(Run-on Sentences)。什么叫run-on ntence?请看下面的例句。
例如：There are many ways we get to know the outside world.
析：这个句子包含了两层完整的意思：“There are many ways.”以及“We get to know the outside world.”。简单地把它们连在一起就不妥当了。
改为：美容院服务
There are many ways for us to learn about the outside world.或：
There are many ways through which we can become acquainted with the outside world
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八． 措词毛病(Troubles in Diction)。Diction是指在特定的句子中如何适当地选用词语的问题，囿于教学时间紧迫，教师平时在这方面花的时间往往极其有限，影响了学生在写作中没有养成良好的推敲，斟酌的习惯。他们往往随心所欲，拿来就用。所以作文中用词不当的错误比比皆是。学生所接触的词汇主要来自精读和泛读，他们所掌握的词汇有口语、一般用语、正式用语，也有俚语、方言；有美国英语，也有英国英语。他们对同义词或近义词的细微区别不太了解，英语词与近义汉字区别不清。
例如：
误: He finally resolved the problem.
正:He finally solved the problem. 快乐大转盘
析：resolve 的汉语意思是“使分解”、“解决”，resolve虽有解决之意，只是解决的不是问题，而是contradiction 或doubt, 解决问题应用 "solve"。
例如：The increasing u of chemical obstacles in agriculture also makes pollution.
(农业方面化学物质使用的不断增加也造成了污染。)
析：显然，考生把obstacles“障碍”，“障碍物”误作substance“物质”了。另外“the increasing u (不断增加的使用)” 应改为“abusive u(滥用)”。
改为：The abusive u of chemical substances in agriculture also caus/leads to pollution.
而英语则有词性的变化，学生辨别词汇种类的能力不够，同一汉语意思的动词、名词和形容词分不清，造成词汇错误。例：
误：The students complaint that there are too much homework.
正：The students complain that there is too much homework.
误：If you work hard, you will be sure to success.
正：If you work hard, you will be sure to succeed.
（误）However the speed of a car is much faster than that of a bicycle.
（正）However the speed of a car is much higher than that of a bicycle.
【说明】speed只能和high，low，good，top，normal，fantastic，moderate，surprising等搭配，不能与fast，quick，slow搭配。但可以这样说 A car is much faster in speed than a bicycle.
（误）In the past the price of milk was so expensive that most families could not afford it.
（正）In the past the price of milk was so high that most families couldn’t afford it.
【说明】 price只和high，low，inflated，moderate，minimum，original，popular，prevailing，published，reduced，reasonable等搭配，不能与expensive，cheap搭配，但可以说In the past，milk was so expensive that most families couldn’t afford it.
科技创新方案上海交通越来越拥挤。
（误）The traffic in Shanghai is getting more and more crowded
（正）The traffic in Shanghai is getting more and more heavier.
九．累赘(Redundancy)。言以简洁为贵。写句子没有一个多余的词；写段落没有一个无必要的句子。能用单词的不用词组；能用词组的不用从句或句子。
