(二) 正误辨析
[误]Please give me a paper.
[正]Please give me a piece of paper.
[析]不要认为可以数的名词就是可数名词,这种原因是对英语中可数与不可数名词的概念与中文中的能数与不能数相混淆了,所以造成了这样的错误,因paper在英语中是属于物质名词一类,是不可数名词。而不可数名词要表达数量时,要用与之相关的量词来表达,如:two pieces of paper.
[误]Please give me two letter papers.
[正]Please give me two pieces of letter paper.
[析]paper作为纸讲是不可数名词,而作为报纸、考卷、文章讲时则是可数名词,如:Each student should write a paper on what he has learnt.
[误]My glasses is broken.
[正]My glasses are broken.