[正] you have few new books, have you?
[析] 英语中的数量形容词有两组。修饰可数名词的有few(很少，几乎没有)，a few(有一些，几个);修饰不可数名词的有little (很少，几乎没有)，a little(有一点，有一些)。要注意的是当few和little用于句中时应看作否定句，而 a few 和a little 用于句中时则应看作是肯定句。
[误] He spent quite little money on his food.
[正] He spent quite a little money on his food.
[析] quite a 为一固定用法，其意为"十分，相当，所以". quite a few=many, quite a little=much 而only a little=little, only a few=few.
[误] Do you want to have many bread?
[正] Do you want to have some bread?
[析] some与any都可以用作形容词、副词或代词，在一般情况下，some用于肯定句，any用于疑问句和否定句，但在希望得到肯定答复时，应用some. 其次是some 可以用来修饰可数名词和不可数名词。
[误] Please tell me where the shoes shop is?
[正] Please tell me where the shoe shop is.
[析] 在用名词作修饰词来修饰另一名词时，这个作修饰词的名词应用单数形式，如：
a shoe shop 鞋店
a fruit shop 水果店
a book shop 书店
a post office 邮局
a police station 警察局
a bus stop 汽车站
[误] He is weak at physics.
[正] He is weak in physics.
[析] 在表达擅长于作某事时用be good at something, 而其反意词为be bad at something, 但be weak in something.
[误] This dictionary is worth to buy.
[正] This dictionary is worth buying.
[析] be worth 后可接动、名词表达值得作某事，又可接价格、金钱表示值多少钱。
[误] Don't afraid of that.
[正] Don't be afraid of that.
[析] afraid 在英文中是形容词而不是动词。这样的词组还有：
be afraid of 害怕 be careful of 小心
be certain of 有把握，确定 be sure of 确信
be glad of 高兴 be sick of 厌恶
be fond of 喜欢
[误] The work has already been done well.
[正] The work has already been well done.
[析] well 与badly作副词时，表示好坏，如果句子是被动语态，则应放在过去分词之前，如：This machine has been badly damaged. 如果句子是主动语态，则应放于句末，如：I did my homework well.
[误] We are yet in the classroom now.
[正] We are already in the classroom now.
[析] already主要用于肯定句，而yet多用于否定句和疑问句中，如：
Did you finish it? No. not yet.
[误] Look. Here comes he!
[正] Look! Here he comes!
[误] Look! Here the bus comes!
[正] Look! Here comes the bus!
[析] 在句子开头用Here时，如主语是人称代词则不要用倒装语序，如果主语是名词则要用倒装语序。
[误] She is my older sister.
[正] She is my elder sister.
[析] elder 和eldest是用来指家庭中兄弟姐妹的长幼关系，而older, oldest 则是指岁数大多少，如：She is three years older than I.
[误] I'm tired. I can't go further.
[正] I'm tired. I can't go farther.
[析] far有两个比较级 farther 较远的，further 进一步的，如：Do you need any further explanation? 你需要进一步的解释吗?当然它也有两个最高级。farthest和furthest.
[误] I went to Beijing University five years before.
[正] I went to Beijing University five years ago.
[析] ago常与过去时连用，而before则多与完成时连用。
[误] - Have you finished your homework?
- No, not already.
[正] - Have you finished your homework?
- No, not yet.
[析] 仍然有三个英文字可以表达它们是already, yet 与 still. 要注意的是 already经常用于肯定句中，如The bus has already gone. 而yet 多用于疑问句和否定句中，如：Have you finished your homework yet? 而still则常用于主语与谓语动词之间，如：We still can't decide what to do. 但也有时用于be 动词之后，如：He is still here.
[误] He is very higher than I am.
[正] He is much higher than I am.
[析] much可以用来修饰比较级，而very则用来修饰形容词原级，如：I'm very tired.
[误] - Can I walk to the station?- You'd better not. It is very far.
[正] - Can I walk to the station?
- You'd better not, It is a long way.
[析] for一般用在疑问句与否定句中，如：How far is it from here to the station? 又如：It isn't far.
[误] I've ever been to America.
[正] I've been to America once.
[析] once 多用于肯定句，而ever则用于疑问句，否定句，及条件状语从句中，如：Have you ever been to London?
[误] - Could you pass the exam this time?
- No, I am not afraid so.
[正] - Could you pass the exam this time?
- No, I'm afraid not.
[析] 在肯定的答语中我们可以用so来代替上句所讲的事件，如：Do you think she is a good student? Yes I think so, /I hope so, /I believe so/ I'm afraid so.但在否定的答语中，英语口语的习惯用法则有所不同，如，I don't think so 而在hope, belive 与 afraid后则常用not, 如：I hope not.
[误] She didn't work enough hard, so she couldn't pass the exam.
[正] She didn't work hard enough, so she couldn't pass the exam.
[析] enough 可以作名词用，如：Enough has been said for how to learn English well. (对于如何学好英语已经讲的足够多了。) 另外它可以作为形容词，如：I have enough money (or money enough) to buy this dictionary. 注意 enough作为形容词时即可放于名词前又可放于名词后，在初中范围的考题中多用于名词之前。如果enough 作为副词用，那么它一定要放在被修饰的形容词或副词之后。
[误] You can't be very careful.
[正] You can't be too careful.
[析] 此句话的含意是你如何小心也不过分。too…to的用法是"太……以至于不能作某事".但在实际应用时也常常将后面的to省去，如：It is too expensive for me.那对我来讲是太贵了。
[误] He is good past fifty.
[正] He is well past fifty.
[析] well 作为副词用时除用于"好"之外还有"大大地、远远地",等意。往往有人对下面两句的对或错有争议;
He is well.
He is good.
其实这两句都是正确的表达法，只不过其含意不同。He is well是"他身体不错",而He is good 则为"他是个好人".
[误] She is not as half clever as her brother.
[正] She is not half as clever as her brother.
[析] 在as…as结构中要将修饰形容词的数量词倍数及nearly, almost, exactly… 等置于第一个as之前。
[误] He is same age as Tom.
[正] He is the same age as Tom.
[析] the same…as是固定的用法，其中定冠词the是不可省也不能换成别的词的。
[误] Mother and her daughter are exactly like.
[正] Mother and her daughter are exactly alike.
* like 作为介词，其意为"像",应用于 look like, be like, sound like, 其后要加宾语。而 alike 是形容词，或副词，如： You and I think alike. The twins are dressed alike. 但 alike 仅作表语而不能用于名词前作定语。
[误] Who is taller of the two?
[正] Who is the taller of the two?
[析] 两者的比较级之前要加定冠词。
[误] I have less books than Tom.