~ Lesson 22 ~ Misused Words误用的单词 ^^

Theunit covers commonly misused words.这一课是关于一般误用的单词

Doublenegatives 双重否定

Don'tput two negatives together. It doesn't make sense.不要把两个否定单词放在一起。它没有任何意义。例如：1.I'm not saying nothing. (You should say,"I'm not saying anything".)2. I don't want none. (You should say. " I don't want any".)

Seen/saw

Isaw you last night. (correct)

Iseen you last night. (incorrect)

Ifyou get confused about seen and saw just remember(如果你混淆了‘seen'或‘saw', 记得): 1.saw can be used on its own.( ‘saw’可以单独自己使用。)例如：I saw him. 2. seen needs ahelping verb ('seen'需要动词来帮助）例如： I have seen him.

 

Did/done

Idid it.(correct)

Idone it. (incorrect)

1.did can be used on its own - She did it.

2.done needs a helping word - She has done it. (She's done it)

 

Two, to,too

1.Two is the number 2.

2.To can be used in many ways 'To'可以以多种方式被使用: 例如： from here to there, to dosomehting, to push, to and fro.

3.Too is always an adverb 'Too'永远是一个副词: 例如：She is too much. He is clever too.

 

Shouldhave/should've

Whenspeaking should've can sound like should of.讲述‘should've'时， 听起来像‘should of'.'Should of' is never right.

 

 

 

 

1. Correct the following

a.I don't know nothing.

b.No one don't care about me.

c.I never go nowhere.

 

2.a.I just seen him downstairs.

 

3. a. I already done it.

b.The girls have did it already.

 

4.a. I was going too go but it cost two much.

b.There are to many feral cats.

c.The girls were pushed too and fro.

 

5.a. That box should of been picked up hours ago.

b. Ishould of known he would be late.

Reference:

Walker, P., 1996.     Pascal’s Basic Primary grammar – A concise guide to modern grammar.   NSW, Australia: Copyright Agency Limited