1. dress

　　［誤］My father bought a new dress for himself yesterday.

　　［正］My father bought a new suit for himself yesterday.

　　［析］一般來講男套裝用suit, 女服則用dress; 作男服的服裝店是tailor shop (tailors), 而做女裝的服裝店是dressmakers.

　　［誤］The mother dressed the clothes on her child.

　　［正］The mother dressed her child.

　　［析］dress作及物動詞當穿衣服講時，其后不能接衣服而只能接人，如：The boy is still too young to dress himself. 但作為一種穿著打扮的狀態時，則多用其過去分詞作形容詞，如：He is not dressed in his new suit.或She is dressed in red. 詞組dress up是過節日時應服裝整齊，如：They dressed up for the holiday.

　　dress, have on, put on, wear

　　要區別這幾個動詞需分清是表示動作的動詞還是表示狀態的動詞。表示狀態的動詞是have on和wear, 如：He has on a white coat. He was wearing heavy shoes. 而put on則表示穿衣的動作，如：Put on your coat, it is cold outside.而dress既可以作狀態又可以作動作，作動作講時其后面接人而不能接衣服，作穿著狀態時則多用dressed的形式。如：I saw a lady dressed in red. I saw a girl dressing herself.　

　　2. drop

　　［誤］The students fell their voice.

　　［正］The students dropped their voice.

　　［析］drop與fall都可以表示落下、掉下之意，有時可以互換，如：The dictionary fell (dropped) from the table. 但drop還可以作及物動詞，而fall一般只能作不及物動詞。

　　［誤］I shall drop in you.　

　　［正］I shall drop in on you.

　　［析］drop in是隨便拜訪某人，而其后要接人時應加介詞on再加人稱。

　　3. during

　　［誤］During I was sick, I couldnt eat well.

　　［正］While I was sick, I couldnt eat well.

　　［析］during后不能接從句，而when和while后可接從句。

　　［誤］I have been studying English during three days.

　　［正］I have been studying English for three days.

　　［析］during不能表達一個動作持續多長的時間，而只能表達在某段時間內某事件的發生。即帶有由during引導的時間狀語的句子只能用過去時，不能用完成時。

　　4. each

　　［誤］Every of them has his habit.

　　［正］Each of them has his habit.

　　［析］each可以作形容詞，但也可作代詞，而every只能作形容詞。

　　［誤］The manager comes to America almost each month.

　　［正］The manager comes to America almost every month.

　　［析］each與every都作形容詞講時，都有每個之意，但有不同。each多指個體，而every則多指整體。如：We want every student to succeed. each不同來表達總體概念，所以不能與almost, nearly, likely等詞連用。

　　［誤］We each has a book.

　　［正］We each have a book.

　　［析］each 作同位語時，其數應與其同位的名詞相同，而each作主語時則應取其單數形式。

　　each other, one another

　　each other與one another這兩個詞組的區別在很多。語法書中強調each other是兩者之間，而one another是多者之間，其實不然，如：All students must care for each other, must love and help each other. 事實上這兩個詞組是同義的，如果要講有什么區別的話，當我們非常籠統地談，而不特指什么人時，多用one another.

　　5. early

　　［誤］Could you come here more early

　　［正］Could you come here earlier

　　［析］單音節和少數雙音節副詞的比較級和最高級要用-er和-est來作其結尾，如fast, soon, early, hard, long, near等。

　　6. earth

　　［誤］What on the earth do you mean

　　［正］What on earth do you mean

　　［析］on earth這一詞組在句中為的是加強語氣，其意為究竟、到底。而作為地球講時則要加定冠詞，如：How far is the earth from the moon. 而作為泥土講時則為不可數名詞，如：He filled the pot with earth and wanted to plant some flowers.

　　7. easy

　　［誤］You can easy imagine my surprise.

　　［正］You can easily imagine my surprise.

　　［析］easy只在有限的詞組中被用作副詞，如take it easy（不要緊張），go easy, stand easy等。例如：Easy come, easy go.（錢來得容易花得也快。）Easier said than done.（說的容易做著難。）

　　8. east

　　［誤］Japan is on the east of China.

　　［正］Japan is to the east of China.

　　［析］在講述地理位置時，有3個介詞常用，它們是in, on和to, 其中in表示處于所表達的范圍之內，如：Shanghai is in the east of China. on則表示雙方接壤，如：North Korea is on the northeast of China. 而表示互不相接的兩部分時則用to, 如：Taiwan is to the east of Fujian.

　　9. either

　　［誤］--- I dont like opera.

　　--- I dont like too.

　　［正］--- I dont like opera.

　　--- I dont like either.

　　［析］在否定句中用either表示也，而在肯定句中用too表示也。

　　［誤］Either you or I are right.

　　［正］Either you or I am right.

　　［析］這在語法書中被稱作就近原則，即哪個主語離謂語動詞近，則應采用與哪個主語相一致的謂語動詞，相同用法的還有neither ... nor ...，not only ... but also ...，以及or在連接兩個主語時。如：You or he is to go home. The others will have to stay in the classroom.

　　10. elder

　　［誤］My older brother has gone to Shanghai.

　　［正］My elder brother has gone to Shanghai.

　　［析］在表示兄姐的長幼時應用elder表示哥哥姐姐，如：my elder sister 姐姐，但表示歲數時則多用older，如：She is two years older than I.?

　　1. dress

　　［誤］My father bought a new dress for himself yesterday.

　　［正］My father bought a new suit for himself yesterday.

　　［析］一般來講男套裝用suit, 女服則用dress; 作男服的服裝店是tailor shop (tailors), 而做女裝的服裝店是dressmakers.

　　［誤］The mother dressed the clothes on her child.

　　［正］The mother dressed her child.

　　［析］dress作及物動詞當穿衣服講時，其后不能接衣服而只能接人，如：The boy is still too young to dress himself. 但作為一種穿著打扮的狀態時，則多用其過去分詞作形容詞，如：He is not dressed in his new suit.或She is dressed in red. 詞組dress up是過節日時應服裝整齊，如：They dressed up for the holiday.

　　dress, have on, put on, wear

　　要區別這幾個動詞需分清是表示動作的動詞還是表示狀態的動詞。表示狀態的動詞是have on和wear, 如：He has on a white coat. He was wearing heavy shoes. 而put on則表示穿衣的動作，如：Put on your coat, it is cold outside.而dress既可以作狀態又可以作動作，作動作講時其后面接人而不能接衣服，作穿著狀態時則多用dressed的形式。如：I saw a lady dressed in red. I saw a girl dressing herself.　

　　2. drop

　　［誤］The students fell their voice.

　　［正］The students dropped their voice.

　　［析］drop與fall都可以表示落下、掉下之意，有時可以互換，如：The dictionary fell (dropped) from the table. 但drop還可以作及物動詞，而fall一般只能作不及物動詞。

　　［誤］I shall drop in you.　

　　［正］I shall drop in on you.

　　［析］drop in是隨便拜訪某人，而其后要接人時應加介詞on再加人稱。

　　3. during

　　［誤］During I was sick, I couldnt eat well.

　　［正］While I was sick, I couldnt eat well.

　　［析］during后不能接從句，而when和while后可接從句。

　　［誤］I have been studying English during three days.

　　［正］I have been studying English for three days.

　　［析］during不能表達一個動作持續多長的時間，而只能表達在某段時間內某事件的發生。即帶有由during引導的時間狀語的句子只能用過去時，不能用完成時。

　　4. each

　　［誤］Every of them has his habit.

　　［正］Each of them has his habit.

　　［析］each可以作形容詞，但也可作代詞，而every只能作形容詞。

　　［誤］The manager comes to America almost each month.

　　［正］The manager comes to America almost every month.

　　［析］each與every都作形容詞講時，都有每個之意，但有不同。each多指個體，而every則多指整體。如：We want every student to succeed. each不同來表達總體概念，所以不能與almost, nearly, likely等詞連用。

　　［誤］We each has a book.

　　［正］We each have a book.

　　［析］each 作同位語時，其數應與其同位的名詞相同，而each作主語時則應取其單數形式。

　　each other, one another

　　each other與one another這兩個詞組的區別在很多。語法書中強調each other是兩者之間，而one another是多者之間，其實不然，如：All students must care for each other, must love and help each other. 事實上這兩個詞組是同義的，如果要講有什么區別的話，當我們非常籠統地談，而不特指什么人時，多用one another.

　　5. early

　　［誤］Could you come here more early

　　［正］Could you come here earlier

　　［析］單音節和少數雙音節副詞的比較級和最高級要用-er和-est來作其結尾，如fast, soon, early, hard, long, near等。

　　6. earth

　　［誤］What on the earth do you mean

　　［正］What on earth do you mean

　　［析］on earth這一詞組在句中為的是加強語氣，其意為究竟、到底。而作為地球講時則要加定冠詞，如：How far is the earth from the moon. 而作為泥土講時則為不可數名詞，如：He filled the pot with earth and wanted to plant some flowers.

　　7. easy

　　［誤］You can easy imagine my surprise.

　　［正］You can easily imagine my surprise.

　　［析］easy只在有限的詞組中被用作副詞，如take it easy（不要緊張），go easy, stand easy等。例如：Easy come, easy go.（錢來得容易花得也快。）Easier said than done.（說的容易做著難。）

　　8. east

　　［誤］Japan is on the east of China.

　　［正］Japan is to the east of China.

　　［析］在講述地理位置時，有3個介詞常用，它們是in, on和to, 其中in表示處于所表達的范圍之內，如：Shanghai is in the east of China. on則表示雙方接壤，如：North Korea is on the northeast of China. 而表示互不相接的兩部分時則用to, 如：Taiwan is to the east of Fujian.

　　9. either

　　［誤］--- I dont like opera.

　　--- I dont like too.

　　［正］--- I dont like opera.

　　--- I dont like either.

　　［析］在否定句中用either表示也，而在肯定句中用too表示也。

　　［誤］Either you or I are right.

　　［正］Either you or I am right.

　　［析］這在語法書中被稱作就近原則，即哪個主語離謂語動詞近，則應采用與哪個主語相一致的謂語動詞，相同用法的還有neither ... nor ...，not only ... but also ...，以及or在連接兩個主語時。如：You or he is to go home. The others will have to stay in the classroom.

　　10. elder

　　［誤］My older brother has gone to Shanghai.

　　［正］My elder brother has gone to Shanghai.

　　［析］在表示兄姐的長幼時應用elder表示哥哥姐姐，如：my elder sister 姐姐，但表示歲數時則多用older，如：She is two years older than I.?