英语讲义【43】名词数目错误处处
<p> 在前三期（4月11日）里，谈到不可数名词是没有复数形式的，但是常常有人不小心，在某些不可数名词上加-<span word="s">s</span>而犯错，其中 <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="information">information</span>这几个的错误最多。</p><p> 下面一家装修商广告中的<span word="experiences">experiences</span>（经验）便是一例：</p><p> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reputable">reputable</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>.</p><p> 须知，当经验解时，<span word="experience">experience</span>是不可数名词，不可以有-<span word="s">s</span>：<span word="our">our</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reputable">reputable</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>（许多年声誉卓著的装修经验）。当各种各样不同经历解时， <span word="experience">experience</span>是可数名词，可以有复数-<span word="s">s</span>的符号，如：</p><p> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Guilin">Guilin</span>.</p><p> 学生作业中，类似的错误也不少，如：</p><p> ① <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>. （应为 <span word="performance">performance</span>）</p><p> ② <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="irreproachable">irreproachable</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="aspire">aspire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.（应为 <span word="character">character</span>）</p><p> ③ <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="equipments">equipments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="process">process</span>.（应为 <span word="equipment">equipment</span>）</p><p> ④ <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="knowledges">knowledges</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>. （应为 <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>）</p><p> ⑤ <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>.（应为 <span word="improvement">improvement</span>）</p><p> 上述这些不可数名词的错误，是不是很熟悉呢？</p>
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