TWE常见疑难词汇纠错实例分析-上
1.accept， except， accept 是动词，except 是介词。
F：They excepted my invitation to dinner.
T：They accepted my invitatipn to dinner.
F：Everyone attended the meeting accept the secretary.
T：Everyone attended the meeting except the secretary.
2.advice， advise， advice 是名词，advise 是动词。
F：His advise was very useful.
T：His advice was very useful.
F：I was adviced to purchase an economical car.
T：I was advised to purchase an economical car.
3.affect， effect. affect 是动词； 意为influence. effect 可以是动词也可以是名词。动词effect意为cause to happen， 名词effect意为the result.
F：Pollution effects everyone.
T：Pollution affects everyone.
F：Your tears do not effect me.
T：Your tears do not affect me.
F：What is the affect of that drug？
T：What is the effect of that drug？
5.most ，almost most 是形容词almost是副词。
F：Most everyone has a desire to succeed.
T：Almost everyone has a desire to succeed.
F：The student was most finished when the bell rang.
T：The student was almost finished when the bell rang.
F：The children ate most all of the pie.
T：The children ate almost all of the pie.
——The children ate most of the pie.
6. already， all ready. already 意为 before the time specified. all ready 意为 completely prepared.
F：The movie had all ready begun by the time we arrived.
T：The movie had already begun by the time we arrived.
F：Are you already to go？
T：Are you all ready to go？
7.altogether， all together. altogether意为thoroughly. Alt together 意为 in a group.
F：All together confused， he asked me to explain the word again.
T：Altogether confused， he asked me to explain the word again.
F：The passengers stood altogether in the station.
T：The passengers stood all together in the station.
8.amount，number，amount指不可数名词，number指不可数名词。
F：He checked out a large amount of books from the library.
T：He checked out a large number of books from the library.
F：I was amazed by the amount of people present.
T：I was amazed by the number of people present.
F：Elephants can consume a large number of food.
T：Elephants can consume a large amount of food.
9. anywheres， somewheres， everywheres. 去掉s.
F： We can talk anywheres.
T：We can talk anywhere.
F：I lost my umbrella somewheres in the store.
T：I lost my umbrella somewhere in the store.
10. about， around. around指地点，about意为approximately
F： The mail arrived around ten o'clock.
T：The mail arrived about ten o'clock.
F：He is around six feet tall.
T：He is about six feet tall.