1. for

　　［誤］I wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub for a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.

　　［析］用for表示目的時，其后面只能接名詞，而不要接動名詞。

　　［誤］I went to the office for seeing the headmaster.

　　［正］I went to the office to see the headmaster.

　　［析］用不定式來表示動作的目的。

　　［誤］I will leave Beijing to Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave Beijing for Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave for Shanghai.

　　［析］leave for為一固定搭配，不要改動。

　　［誤］I bought a book to you.

　　［正］I bought a book for you.

　　［誤］He is a friend for us.

　　［正］He is a friend to us.

　　［析］在英文中為一詞在泛指時用to, 在特指時要用for.

　　［誤］This food is good to us.

　　［正］This food is good for us.

　　［析］詞組be good (bad) for 表示對有好（壞）處。

　　［誤］For I was feeling quite hungry, I wanted to have lunch.

　　［正］I wanted to have lunch, for I was feeling quite hungry.

　　［析］for作為因為講時一般不要置于句首，而且口氣也比because弱的多。

　　2. forget

　　［誤］I left my key.

　　［正］I left my key at home.

　　［正］I forgot my key.

　　［析］leave是丟下之意，所以一定要接地點狀語，而forget是忘記，所以不用接地點狀語。

　　［誤］I will not forget the rules.

　　［正］I will never forget the rules.

　　［誤］Please dont forget posting my letter on your way home.

　　［正］Please dont forget to post my letter on your way home.

　　［析］要注意forget to do something為忘了去作某事，而forget doing something則應譯為對已經作過的事記不起來了。如：He forget returning the book to the library. 應譯為他忘記已把書還給圖書館這件事了。同樣用法的詞還有remember和regret.

　　3. free

　　［誤］You can speak free in front of my parents.

　　［正］You can speak freely in front of my parents.

　　［析］free作為副詞時意為免費、不必付款，如：You can eat free in my restaurant. 而freely則意為自由地、無限制地。

　　4. French

　　［誤］She comes from French.

　　［正］She comes from France.

　　［析］French是法語、法國的，而France才是法國。

　　5. friend

　　［誤］He nodded to me friendly.

　　［正］He nodded to me in a friendly fashion.

　　［析］friendly是形容詞，不是副詞。在英語中應避免講He is a friend of my mother. 又比如：I go to school with my friend. 從語法上講是對的但不是習慣上英語的說法。而應講He is a friend of my mothers. I go to school with a friend. be friends with 則是交朋友之意，例如：I hope you will be friends with me. 而不應講I hope you will be my friend. 交朋友還有一慣用法是make friends.

　　6. from

　　［誤］Where do you come from? I come from the library.

　　［正］Where do you come from? I come from England.

　　［正］Where did you come from? I came from the library.

　　［析］Where do you come from?應意為你是從什么國家（地方）來的?（即意為你是哪的人?）而Where did you come from?才是你剛剛從哪來?

　　7. front

　　［誤］There are three tall trees in the front of my house.

　　［正］There are three tall trees in front of my house.

　　［析］in front of是某物體外部的前面，而in the front of是在某物體內部的前面。如：The bus driver is seated in the front of the bus.

　　8. game

　　［誤］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Game.

　　［正］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Games.

　　［析］game作為運動會講時應用其復數形式，而具體一個游戲則可用其單數形式。如：Our school team won the game.

　　9. German

　　［誤］They are Germen.

　　［正］They are Germans.

　　［誤］She comes from German.

　　［正］She comes from Germany.

　　［析］German是德國人、德國的、德語，其復數形式是Germans；而Germany才是德國。

　　10. gather

　　［誤］All the students and teachers are gathered together now.

　　［正］All the students and teachers are gathered now.

　　［析］用了動詞gather就不要再用together了。這句話還可以這樣講：All the students and teachers got together.

　　1. for

　　［誤］I wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub for a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.

　　［析］用for表示目的時，其后面只能接名詞，而不要接動名詞。

　　［誤］I went to the office for seeing the headmaster.

　　［正］I went to the office to see the headmaster.

　　［析］用不定式來表示動作的目的。

　　［誤］I will leave Beijing to Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave Beijing for Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave for Shanghai.

　　［析］leave for為一固定搭配，不要改動。

　　［誤］I bought a book to you.

　　［正］I bought a book for you.

　　［誤］He is a friend for us.

　　［正］He is a friend to us.

　　［析］在英文中為一詞在泛指時用to, 在特指時要用for.

　　［誤］This food is good to us.

　　［正］This food is good for us.

　　［析］詞組be good (bad) for 表示對有好（壞）處。

　　［誤］For I was feeling quite hungry, I wanted to have lunch.

　　［正］I wanted to have lunch, for I was feeling quite hungry.

　　［析］for作為因為講時一般不要置于句首，而且口氣也比because弱的多。

　　2. forget

　　［誤］I left my key.

　　［正］I left my key at home.

　　［正］I forgot my key.

　　［析］leave是丟下之意，所以一定要接地點狀語，而forget是忘記，所以不用接地點狀語。

　　［誤］I will not forget the rules.

　　［正］I will never forget the rules.

　　［誤］Please dont forget posting my letter on your way home.

　　［正］Please dont forget to post my letter on your way home.

　　［析］要注意forget to do something為忘了去作某事，而forget doing something則應譯為對已經作過的事記不起來了。如：He forget returning the book to the library. 應譯為他忘記已把書還給圖書館這件事了。同樣用法的詞還有remember和regret.

　　3. free

　　［誤］You can speak free in front of my parents.

　　［正］You can speak freely in front of my parents.

　　［析］free作為副詞時意為免費、不必付款，如：You can eat free in my restaurant. 而freely則意為自由地、無限制地。

　　4. French

　　［誤］She comes from French.

　　［正］She comes from France.

　　［析］French是法語、法國的，而France才是法國。

　　5. friend

　　［誤］He nodded to me friendly.

　　［正］He nodded to me in a friendly fashion.

　　［析］friendly是形容詞，不是副詞。在英語中應避免講He is a friend of my mother. 又比如：I go to school with my friend. 從語法上講是對的但不是習慣上英語的說法。而應講He is a friend of my mothers. I go to school with a friend. be friends with 則是交朋友之意，例如：I hope you will be friends with me. 而不應講I hope you will be my friend. 交朋友還有一慣用法是make friends.

　　6. from

　　［誤］Where do you come from? I come from the library.

　　［正］Where do you come from? I come from England.

　　［正］Where did you come from? I came from the library.

　　［析］Where do you come from?應意為你是從什么國家（地方）來的?（即意為你是哪的人?）而Where did you come from?才是你剛剛從哪來?

　　7. front

　　［誤］There are three tall trees in the front of my house.

　　［正］There are three tall trees in front of my house.

　　［析］in front of是某物體外部的前面，而in the front of是在某物體內部的前面。如：The bus driver is seated in the front of the bus.

　　8. game

　　［誤］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Game.

　　［正］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Games.

　　［析］game作為運動會講時應用其復數形式，而具體一個游戲則可用其單數形式。如：Our school team won the game.

　　9. German

　　［誤］They are Germen.

　　［正］They are Germans.

　　［誤］She comes from German.

　　［正］She comes from Germany.

　　［析］German是德國人、德國的、德語，其復數形式是Germans；而Germany才是德國。

　　10. gather

　　［誤］All the students and teachers are gathered together now.

　　［正］All the students and teachers are gathered now.

　　［析］用了動詞gather就不要再用together了。這句話還可以這樣講：All the students and teachers got together.