1. empty

　?。壅`］Are these seats empty?

　　［正］Are these seats taken?

　?。畚觯輊mpty是指空洞的沒有任何物體，如：The house was empty. 其意思是沒有任何家具或屋內無人。但座位是否有人坐應用take.

　　2. English

　?。壅`］My sister studied English language very well.

　?。壅軲y sister studied the English language very well.

　　［正］My sister studied English very well.

　　［析］在泛指某一種學科時，不應加冠詞，如：I like history.但如特指某一門學科時則應加冠詞，如：He likes the history of America.

　　3. enjoy

　?。壅`］I enjoy to play football.

　　［正］I enjoy playing football.

　　［析］enjoy后要接動名詞，而不接不定式。

　?。壅`］Did you enjoy at the English evening?

　?。壅軩id you enjoy yourself at the English evening?

　　4. enough

　?。壅`］Im sorry. You are not studying enough carefully.

　?。壅軮m sorry. You are not studying carefully enough.

　?。畚觯輊nough要用在形容詞或副詞之后。

　?。壅`］Do you have enough of money?

　　［正］Do you have enough money?

　?。壅軩o you have enough of the money?

　?。壅`］The coffee isnt enough.

　?。壅軹here isnt enough coffee.

　?。畚觯輊nough可以作be動詞的表語，但其主語應是代詞，如：Thats enough. It was enough.如果是名詞時應換用上面的句型。

　　5. entrance

　　［誤］The entrance of the cinema is on your right.

　?。壅軹he entrance to the cinema is on your right.

　?。畚觯菰诒硎就ㄍ程帟rentrance后面多用to作介詞。這樣的用法還有key to the door, answer to the question等。

　　6. evening

　　［誤］I walked home in a cold evening.

　　［正］I walked home on a cold evening.

　　［析］in the evening這一詞組如加上另外的修飾詞則其介詞應換為on.

　　7. everyone

　?。壅`］Everyone of you goes to class.

　?。壅軪very one of you goes to class.

　　［析］everyone其后不能接of結構。在否定句中如果要講每一個人都沒有注意到它，就譯作：Nobody noticed it. 要注意Every one of us is not right. 應譯為我們不都對。而None of us are right. 才應譯為我們全錯了。

　　8. exam

　?。壅`］We take part in an exam.

　　［正］We take an exam.

　?。畚觯輙ake part in為參加某種活動，運動，而在學科中選擇某一學科學習并進行考試應用take.

　　9. except

　?。壅`］The room is clean except two desks.

　?。壅軹he room is clean except for two desks.

　　［誤］I come here every day except for Sunday.

　?。壅軮 come here every day except Sunday.

　?。畚觯菰谕活愇矬w中排除某一部分用except, 在不同類物體中排除某一物體時用except for. 而except that其后接從句，如：She is a good girl except that she is careless sometimes. 而besides則是包括在內，如我學習英語同時還學法語。應譯為：I study English besides French.

　　10. exercise

　?。壅`］The students exercise spoken English in the morning.

　　［正］The students practise spoken English in the morning.

　?。畚觯輊xercise多指運動、訓練，而practise則多指把理論付諸于實踐的練習。

　?。壅`］Everyone should do exercises every day.

　?。壅軪veryone should do exercise every day.

　　［析］作為運動講exercise是不可數名詞，而當練習、體操、早操則是可數名詞，例如：I do a lot exercises in the P.E. class.

　　11. fail

　?。壅`］Tom failed his exam.

　?。壅軹om failed in his exam.

　?。壅軹om failed to pass the exam.

　　［析］fail為不及物動詞，其后可用in加名詞，或直接接不定式。

　　12. family

　　［誤］Im sorry I have to go. Toms families are waiting for me.

　?。壅`］Im sorry I have to go. Toms family is waiting for me.

　　［正］Im sorry I have to go. Toms family are waiting for me.

　　［析］family是集合名詞，把它當作整體看它是單數，如看作家庭中的每個成員則為復數。如：Your family are very kind to me. My family is very large.

　　13. far

　　［誤］My school is ten miles far from here.

　　［正］My school is ten miles away from here.

　?。畚觯輋ar一般不與實際距離連用。

　　［誤］--- Did you walk far? --- Yes, I walked far.

　　［正］--- Did you walk far? --- Yes, I walked a long way.

　?。畚觯菀话憧隙ň渲胁挥胒ar單獨作狀語，而用a long way. far組成的常用詞組有：as far as. （1）遠至，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到目前為止。例：He is very well so far.

　　farther, further

　　far有兩個比較級，即farther和further，其意思略有不同：farther主要用于表示距離的遠近，如：Milan is farther away than Rome. 而further則是指進一步的，如：Will we need any further discussion on this matter.

　　14. fast

　　［誤］A fast train runs fastly.

　?。壅軦 fast train runs fast.

　?。畚觯輋ast其形容詞與副詞形式相同。

　　fast, soon

　　fast指行動本身的速度快，如：The foreigner speaks too fast. 而soon則多指兩個動作之間間隔短，時間到來的迅速，如：She will come soon.

　　15. feel

　?。壅`］I feel badly about my mistakes.

　?。壅軮 feel bad about my mistakes.

　?。畚觯莞杏^動詞如feel, smell等后面要接形容詞而不是副詞。feel good是指某人精神好，而feel well是指人身體狀況良好。

　?。壅`］I try not to hurt her feeling.

　　［正］I try not to hurt her feelings.

　?。畚觯輋eeling在作感情講時要用復數，而作感覺講則要用單數。如：I have a feeling that we will win the game.

　　1. empty

　　［誤］Are these seats empty?

　　［正］Are these seats taken?

　?。畚觯輊mpty是指空洞的沒有任何物體，如：The house was empty. 其意思是沒有任何家具或屋內無人。但座位是否有人坐應用take.

　　2. English

　?。壅`］My sister studied English language very well.

　?。壅軲y sister studied the English language very well.

　　［正］My sister studied English very well.

　?。畚觯菰诜褐改骋环N學科時，不應加冠詞，如：I like history.但如特指某一門學科時則應加冠詞，如：He likes the history of America.

　　3. enjoy

　?。壅`］I enjoy to play football.

　　［正］I enjoy playing football.

　?。畚觯輊njoy后要接動名詞，而不接不定式。

　?。壅`］Did you enjoy at the English evening?

　?。壅軩id you enjoy yourself at the English evening?

　　4. enough

　　［誤］Im sorry. You are not studying enough carefully.

　　［正］Im sorry. You are not studying carefully enough.

　?。畚觯輊nough要用在形容詞或副詞之后。

　　［誤］Do you have enough of money?

　　［正］Do you have enough money?

　?。壅軩o you have enough of the money?

　?。壅`］The coffee isnt enough.

　　［正］There isnt enough coffee.

　　［析］enough可以作be動詞的表語，但其主語應是代詞，如：Thats enough. It was enough.如果是名詞時應換用上面的句型。

　　5. entrance

　?。壅`］The entrance of the cinema is on your right.

　　［正］The entrance to the cinema is on your right.

　?。畚觯菰诒硎就ㄍ程帟rentrance后面多用to作介詞。這樣的用法還有key to the door, answer to the question等。

　　6. evening

　　［誤］I walked home in a cold evening.

　　［正］I walked home on a cold evening.

　?。畚觯輎n the evening這一詞組如加上另外的修飾詞則其介詞應換為on.

　　7. everyone

　?。壅`］Everyone of you goes to class.

　?。壅軪very one of you goes to class.

　?。畚觯輊veryone其后不能接of結構。在否定句中如果要講每一個人都沒有注意到它，就譯作：Nobody noticed it. 要注意Every one of us is not right. 應譯為我們不都對。而None of us are right. 才應譯為我們全錯了。

　　8. exam

　?。壅`］We take part in an exam.

　?。壅軼e take an exam.

　?。畚觯輙ake part in為參加某種活動，運動，而在學科中選擇某一學科學習并進行考試應用take.

　　9. except

　?。壅`］The room is clean except two desks.

　?。壅軹he room is clean except for two desks.

　?。壅`］I come here every day except for Sunday.

　　［正］I come here every day except Sunday.

　?。畚觯菰谕活愇矬w中排除某一部分用except, 在不同類物體中排除某一物體時用except for. 而except that其后接從句，如：She is a good girl except that she is careless sometimes. 而besides則是包括在內，如我學習英語同時還學法語。應譯為：I study English besides French.

　　10. exercise

　?。壅`］The students exercise spoken English in the morning.

　?。壅軹he students practise spoken English in the morning.

　　［析］exercise多指運動、訓練，而practise則多指把理論付諸于實踐的練習。

　?。壅`］Everyone should do exercises every day.

　?。壅軪veryone should do exercise every day.

　?。畚觯葑鳛檫\動講exercise是不可數名詞，而當練習、體操、早操則是可數名詞，例如：I do a lot exercises in the P.E. class.

　　11. fail

　?。壅`］Tom failed his exam.

　　［正］Tom failed in his exam.

　　［正］Tom failed to pass the exam.

　　［析］fail為不及物動詞，其后可用in加名詞，或直接接不定式。

　　12. family

　　［誤］Im sorry I have to go. Toms families are waiting for me.

　　［誤］Im sorry I have to go. Toms family is waiting for me.

　?。壅軮m sorry I have to go. Toms family are waiting for me.

　　［析］family是集合名詞，把它當作整體看它是單數，如看作家庭中的每個成員則為復數。如：Your family are very kind to me. My family is very large.

　　13. far

　?。壅`］My school is ten miles far from here.

　?。壅軲y school is ten miles away from here.

　?。畚觯輋ar一般不與實際距離連用。

　　［誤］--- 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單獨作狀語，而用a long way. far組成的常用詞組有：as far as. （1）遠至，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到目前為止。例：He is very well so far.

　　farther, further

　　far有兩個比較級，即farther和further，其意思略有不同：farther主要用于表示距離的遠近，如：Milan is farther away than Rome. 而further則是指進一步的，如：Will we need any further discussion on this matter.

　　14. fast

　?。壅`］A fast train runs fastly.

　　［正］A fast train runs fast.

　　［析］fast其形容詞與副詞形式相同。

　　fast, soon

　　fast指行動本身的速度快，如：The foreigner speaks too fast. 而soon則多指兩個動作之間間隔短，時間到來的迅速，如：She will come soon.

　　15. feel

　　［誤］I feel badly about my mistakes.

　?。壅軮 feel bad about my mistakes.

　　［析］感觀動詞如feel, smell等后面要接形容詞而不是副詞。feel good是指某人精神好，而feel well是指人身體狀況良好。

　　［誤］I try not to hurt her feeling.

　?。壅軮 try not to hurt her feelings.

　?。畚觯輋eeling在作感情講時要用復數，而作感覺講則要用單數。如：I have a feeling that we will win the game.