文档介绍：2011中考英语考前错题本(P字母篇)
paper
【误】 Please give me two letter papers.
【正】 Please give me two sheets of letter paper.
【析】 paper作为纸讲为不可数名词。
【误】 Each student must write paper on what he learned.
【正】 Each student must write a paper on what he learned.
【析】这里的paper作为论文讲,是可数名词。paper的这种用法还可以用于证件、报纸、考卷等。
parent
【误】 My parents and I are both interested in football.
【正】 My parents and I are all interested in football.
【析】 parents即为父母、双亲,指两个人,加上自己为三个人,所以只能用all而不能用both.
pass
【误】 The ship pasted the channel.
【正】 The ship passed the channel.
【析】 pass为动词,而past则为副词,不要混淆,如: My father has been ill for the past two weeks. All the students passed the exam.
pay
【误】 Please help me do this job, and I will pay for you later.
【正】 Please help me do this job and I will pay you later.
【析】为某工作付给工人工资应为pay somebody, 而pay for something是为某物付款,如: You can buy all the things you want. I'll pay for those.
people
【误】 There are five hundred peoples here.
【正】 There are five hundred people here.
【误】 There is only one people.
【正】 There is only one person.
【误】 People there is friendly.
【正】 People there are friendly.
【析】 people作为人讲时为复数名词,如要讲一个人应用one person, 而不能用people, 讲若干人时用people而不能加s,这样的用法还有police(警察)等,这些概念用单数时要换其他的词. 如: people-a person; police-policeman policewoman; youth-a young man/woman.
picture
【误】 There are some spots in the picture.
【正】 There are some spot