英文語法難到底難在哪，怎麼解決?

英語語法老是出錯，認識到爲什麼學生犯這些錯誤是非常重要的。我們需要設計和利用一些活動來支持學生，幫助他們克服母語遷移中出現的這些問題。小編在這裏整理了相關知識，快來學習學習吧!

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Parts of Speech 詞性

In English there are several parts of speech:

在英文中，常見的詞性有以下幾種：

Noun 名詞

Pronoun 代詞

Adjective 形容詞

Verb 動詞

Adverb 副詞

Preposition 介詞

Conjunction 連詞

Interjection 感嘆詞

Article 冠詞

Quite often the word will change if it changes it’s function to another part of speech. For example, ‘honesty’ noun, ‘honest’ adjective, and ‘honestly’ adverb.

如果一個單詞要改變詞性，那麼這個詞通常會改變其形態。例如誠實的名詞是‘honesty’，誠實的形容詞‘honest’，以及誠實的副詞‘honestly’，其形式在英文中都不盡相同。

This is not always the case:

但這並非總是如此：

‘Many English words can belong to more than one part of speech. Words like neigh, break, outlaw, laser, microwave, and telephone might all be either verbs or nouns. In certain circumstances, even words with primarily grammatical functions can be used as verbs or nouns, as in, "We must look to the hows and not just the whys.’

許多英語單詞可以擁有多個詞性。像neigh (馬叫; 馬嘶聲)，break(休息; 休息的時間)，outlaw (逍遙法外; 逍遙法外的人)，laser (激光; 發出激光)，microwave (微波; 使用微波加熱)和 telephone (電話; 打電話)這樣的詞，都可以作爲動詞或名詞來使用。在某些情況下，即使是有重要語法功能的單詞也可以用作動詞或名詞，如“ We must look to the hows and not just the whys.”

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In Chinese however, these classifications are even less formally distinguished. Depending on context the word form can stay the same, but have different structural functions. This can make it difficult for student to remember the different word forms in the different parts of speech classifications. Also, the word form may need to change to fulfil the function of the word in the sentence.

然而，在中文中，這些詞性的分類就更加模糊。根據上下文的語言環境，單詞的形式可以保持不變，但卻具有不同的結構功能。這會讓學生難以記住不同詞性的分類下單詞的不同形式。此外，在一句話中，單詞可能需要變形來實現它的功能。

以下舉例變形錯誤的例子：

‘She likes to walk’

‘I have not son.’

‘He is not doubt about the correct of his a argument.’

‘It is very difficulty to convince him.’

Jung Chung, Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) 2nd Edition

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Verb Forms 動詞形式

In English there are only two true tenses which are shown below:

在英語中，其實只有兩個真正的時態。如下所示：

Tenses: Present, Past.

Aspects: Simple, Perfect, Progressive, Perfect Progressive

Voices: Active, Passive

時態：現在，過去。

語體：一般，完成，進行，完成進行

語態：主動，被動

Quite often for teaching purposes they are regarded as different tenses due their relationship with time.

爲了實現教學目的，它們通常會根據時間關係而被看做不同的時態。

In English verbs are only inflected in the past and present tenses. For example, In the third person verbs are inflected ‘go’ and ‘goes. In the past tense ‘eat’ changes to ‘ate’ or ‘eaten’. There is no future tense as modal verbs are used to show the futurity not the verb inflected e.g. ‘I will (modal) eat (verb in it’s base form) later.’

在英語中，動詞僅會隨着過去時態和現在時態而產生屈折變化。例如，在第三人稱單數情況下，“去”這個動詞從“go”變爲“goes”。在過去時態中，“吃”這個動詞由“eat”變爲“ate”或“eaten”。英文中之所以沒有將來的時態，是因爲情態動詞被用來表示未來，所以動詞就不受影響，保持原有形態，例如“I will (情態動詞) eat(動詞原形)later. ”

Chinese unlike English is a non-inflected language. This can cause several difficulties for the learner:

漢語與英語不同，不是一種屈折語。這會給學習者帶來一些困難：

1、Subject verb agreement 主謂一致

She like eating fruit.

She likes eating fruit.

2、Irregular verb forms 不規則動詞

I flied to America last week.

I flew to America last week.

3、Complex verb forms 複合動詞

The boy was hurting in the accident.

The boy was hurt in the accident.

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Time, Tense and Aspect 時間、時態和體

As mentioned before Chinese doesn't conjugate verbs to show time. Also, aspects can be confusing. For example, the present perfect can be misleading as one function is to relate an event in the past to the present. The learners particularly struggle when to use the simple past tense and the present perfect simple.

如前所述，中文裏不會改變動詞形態來顯示時間。而且，體也是讓人困惑的另一個概念。例如，學習現在完成時的時候，學生可能會產生誤解，因爲它其中一個功能就是將過去發生的事件與現在聯繫起來。尤其是在學習何時應該使用一般過去時和現在完成時的時候，學生會非常困擾。

For example:

例如：

I have seen the movie two days ago.

I saw the movie two days ago.

And with time markers the present simple continuous can be used with future meaning.

這種困擾也體現在用一般現在時去描述未來的事件。

There is a party tonight.

Continuous or progressive tenses can cause problems for Chinese learners.

有時，利用時間標誌詞，現在進行時可以表示未來。

I’m playing football tomorrow.

Continuous or progressive tenses can cause problems for Chinese learners.

因此，進行時態對於中國的英語學習者來說，是一個問題。

What do you listen to?

What are you listening to?

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Verb Patterns 動詞類型

Transitive and intransitive verbs can cause problems.

及物動詞和不及物動詞有時也會造成困難。

‘A transitive verb is one that is used with an object: a noun, phrase, or pronoun that refers to the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb.’

“及物動詞是可以與賓語一起使用的動詞，例如：名詞，短語或代詞，指的是受動詞動作影響的人或事物。”

In the following sentences, admire, maintain, face, and love are transitive verbs:

在下面的句子中，admire, maintain, face, 和love都是及物動詞：

I admire your courage.

We need to maintain product quality.

An intransitive verb does not have an object. In the following sentences, cry, work, laugh, and talk are intransitive verbs:

不及物動詞沒有賓語， 在下列句子裏， cry, work, laugh, 和 talk 都是不及物動詞：

The baby was crying.

I work for a large firm in Paris.

Learners can use them incorrectly.

學習者通常會錯誤使用。

‘He married with a charming girl.’

‘She talked a few words with one of the passengers’

Jung Chung, Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) 2nd Edition

This is made more difficult by the fact some verbs can be both.

事實上，更難的是有些動詞既可以同時作及物動詞， 也可以做不及物動詞。

The verb form can cause problems as well.

不同動詞的形式也會產生問題。

I am boring.

I am bored.

used the present participle instead of the past participle

應使用過去分詞，卻用了現在分詞

I forgot bringing your food.

I forgot to bring your food.

used the present participle instead of the infinitive+to

應使用動詞to do不定式，卻用了現在分詞

He’s used to get up early.

He’s used to getting up early.

used the infinitive + to, instead of a gerund

應使用動名詞形式，卻用了動詞to do不定式

In conclusion, as teachers is important to realize why students are making these errors. We need to design and use activities which provide the students with support to help them overcome these issues from L1 transfer.