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37.passed,past.Passed是pass的过去式,Past既可作形
容词也可做名词。
F:When I asked, she past me the sugar.
T:When I asked, she passed me the sugar.
F:I past his house on the way to the post office.
T:I ...
37.passed,past.Passed是pass的过去式,Past既可作形
容词也可做名词。
F:When I asked, she past me the sugar.
T:When I asked, she passed me the sugar.
F:I past his house on the way to the post office.
T:I passed his house on the way to the post office.
F:In passed times, salt was often used as money.
T:In past times, salt was often used as money.
F:One can learn from passed experiences.
T:One can learn from past experiences.
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==One can learn from experiences in his past.
38.percentage,percent,percent跟在数字之后
F:A large percent of his salary is spent on food.
T:A large percentage of his salary is spent on food.
F:Almost fifty percentage of our energy resources come from
==abroad.
T:Almost fifty percent of our energy resources come from
==abroad.
39.prefer和superior后面不跟介词than。
F:Many students prefer history than mathematics.
T:Many students prefer history to mathematics.
===================OR
==Many students prefer history rather than mathematics.
F:I believe that a microwave oven is superior than a ==conventional oven.
T:I believe that a microwave oven is superior to a ==conventional oven.
39.principal,principle.Principal可作名词或形容词,意为
chief official or main.Principle仅作名词,意为fun-damental truth 。
F:In his research he followed basic scientific principals.
T:In his research he followed basic scientific principles.
F:The principle side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
T:The principal side effect of decongestants is drowsiness.
F:The chairman pointed out his principle objections.
T:The chairman pointed out his principal objections.
40.quiet,quite.Quiet意为silent.Quite意为completely。
F:We must be quite inside the library.
T:We must be quiet inside the library.
F:Your answer was quiet wrong.
T:Your answer was quite wrong.
41.raise,rise,rise不带宾语;raise带宾语。
F:He rose his hand before asking a question.
T:He raised his hand before asking a question, (past tense)
F:Having finished lunch, he raised from the table.
T:Having finished lunch, he rose from the table, (past tense)
F:The sun is raising high in the sky.
T:The sun is rising high in the sky. (present participle)
F:Some questions were risen about taxes.
T:Some questions were raised about taxes, (past participle)
F:My grandfather raises early every morning.
T:My grandfather rises early every morning, (present tense)
F:Private income has raised steadily for the past decade.
T:Private income has risen steadily for the past decade.
==(past participle).
42.reason...because为误用,应说reason...that。
F:The reason he makes poor grades is because he never
==studies.
T:The reason he makes poor grades is that he never studies.
F:My reason for using a typewriter is because my handwrit-ing ==is poor.
T:My reason for using a typewriter is that my handwriting
==is poor.
43.seldom ever,seldom or ever为误用,应说seldom if ever或hardly ever.
F:Tigers seldom ever eat human beings.
T:Tigers seldom if ever (or hardly ever) eat human beings.
45.some,somewhat.Some是形容词;some what是副词。
F:Students find that mathematical concept some difficult.
T:Students find that mathematical concept somewhat diffi-cult.
F:Mis shirt looks some dirty.
T:His shirt looks somewhat dirty.