Nov 14 , 2013
林宇薇 鄭淯澤 劉泓垣
Collins Common Errors in English – Sentence
Questions:
1.Question with auxiliary verbs(助動詞) P92
Has he been working? / Are you staying here?
(在yes,no問句中,助動詞放在第一位,之後才是主詞和主動詞)
2.Who,what,etc,as subject P93
What did you
say? You = subject,What = object /
What came next? What = subject.
Who made that noise?
(當wh-word是句子當中的主詞,不要使用do還有the word order is the same as for a
statement)
3.What is … for? P93
What is that tool for? / What are the red
parts for?
(要問有關某件事物目的或用途,用what is/are/was/were…for? For要放在句子最後面)
4.Indirect questions (間接問題) P94
Can you tell me where the station is? / Do you know what time it is?
(當詢問某人問題時,要有禮貌的表達用Could you tell me…?or Do you know? And has same word order as a
statement)