中考英语错题本（7）
both
【误】 They both are students.
【正】 They are both students.
【误】 They refuse both to answer this question.
【正】 They both refuse to answer this question.
【析】 both作同位语时，一般要放在be动词之后，实意动词之前。
【误】 I know his both parents.
【正】 I know both his parents.
【误】 The both brothers were students.
【正】 Both the brothers were students.
【正】 Both brothers were students.
【析】 当both与形容词性物主代词my, his, her等以及定冠词the连用时，都应将这些词置于both之后。另外，在与定冠词连用时the可以省略。
【误】 Both of my parents are not at home.
【正】 Neither of my parents are at home.
【误】 Both of your answers are not right.
【正】 Neither of your answers is right.
【正】 Both your answers are wrong.
【析】 both不能用于否定句中作主语。表示
bring
【误】 Please bring this dictionary to Mr Brown.
【正】 Please take this dictionary to Mr Brown.
【误】 Next time, please take your little sister here.
【正】 Next time, please bring your little sister here.
【析】 英语中bring意为
business
【误】 My father went to Shanghai for business.
【正】 My father went to Shanghai on business.
【析】 on business出差
busy
【误】 The students were very busy to prepare for the exam.
【正】 The students were very busy preparing for the exam.
【析】 be busy doing something为
【误】 The students were busy for the exam.
【正】 The students were busy with the exam.
【析】 busy直接接名词时应用with.
but
【误】 He couldn't help but realizing that he was wrong.
【正】 He couldn't help but realize that he was wrong.
【误】 She couldn't help to cry when she saw her mother.
【正】 She couldn't help crying when she saw her mother.
【析】 couldn't help其后应接动名词，表示情不自禁的动作，但couldn't help but后面要加动词原形即省略to的不定式，所以前一句应译为
buy
【误】 I have bought this dictionary for three years.
【正】 I have had this dictionary for three years.
【析】 buy是截止性（即瞬间）动词，它可以有完成时，如：I have bought this dictionary. 但是不能与表示较长的时间状语连用。如要讲“我这本字典已买了3年了”则要用have had这一结构，即“我拥有这本字典已3年了”。
by
【误】 The boy shot the cat by a gun.
【正】 The boy shot the cat with a gun.
【误】 He came to school by a taxi this morning.
【正】 He came to school by taxi this morning.
【析】 作为某种运输手段来讲，by与名词间不能有冠词，如：by car, by bike, by air等。如有了冠词或其他修饰词，则应用其他相应的介词，如：