把定語從句謂語動詞的單、複數弄錯。如:
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1.誤:Anyone who break the law will be punished.
正:Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.
譯:任何違犯法律的人將被處罰。
析:應改break為breaks,因為who指anyone,是單數。
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2.誤:Those who has finished may go home.
正:Those who have finished may go home.
譯:做完了的人現在可以回家。
析:應改has為have,因為who指those,是複數。
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3.誤:He is the only one of the teachers who know French in our school.
正:He is the only one of the teachers who knows French in our school.
譯:他是我們學校中唯一懂法語的人。
析:應改know為knows,因為one前有the only之類限定詞,定語從句在意義上修飾的是the only one,是單數,而不是複數名詞the teachers。
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4.誤:This is one of the rooms that is free now.
正:This is one of the rooms that are free now.
譯:這是目前空著的'房間之一。
析:應改is為are,因為one前沒有the only之類的限定詞,定語從句在意義上修飾的是名詞複數the rooms,而不是單數one。