前此，談到動(dòng)詞形態(tài)和被動(dòng)語態(tài)的關(guān)系，并且指出動(dòng)詞過去分詞的重要，以及它是許多錯(cuò)誤之源。

　　除此之外，其他類型的錯(cuò)誤，也屢見不鮮，包括下列四種：

　　㈠不定式動(dòng)詞(the infinitive)，如：

　�、� An applicant was rejected, but the personnel manager who rang up with the bad news promised to help her looked for a job elsewhere.

　　凡在“HELP+賓語”后面出現(xiàn)的一定是不定式動(dòng)詞，可以帶“to ”，也可以不帶“to”，但是絕對不可以是其他形式的動(dòng)詞，因此“ looked”要改為“l(fā)ook”或“to look”。

　　另一個(gè)和MAKE有關(guān)的句型，也常有形態(tài)問題，如：

　�、� The sight of the horrible animal made our blood ran cold.

　　③ The long distance between Singapore and China makes Singapore's businessmen considering going to nearer countries to invest. www.yingyusanji.com

　�、诶锏摹皉an”和③里的“considering”都是動(dòng)詞形態(tài)之誤，要分別改成“run”和“consider”才對。

　　要注意的是HELP后頭的不定式動(dòng)詞可以有“to”或不帶“to”，但MAKE后面的不定式動(dòng)詞絕對不可有“to”。

　�、孢^去分詞(the past participle)，如

　�、� Like other teaching methods, group discussion can assist students in solving recognising problems.

　　在英語里，過去分詞和現(xiàn)在分詞都可以轉(zhuǎn)化為名詞修飾語。前者表示被動(dòng)及完成的活動(dòng);后者則表示主動(dòng)及未完成的動(dòng)作。④里的名詞“problems”是已經(jīng)認(rèn)同的，因此現(xiàn)在分詞“recognising”要改為過去分詞“recognised”才合理。

　　同樣的，⑤里的“describing”也要改為“described”。

　�、� The instructional techniques describing in the book have some striking features.

　　㈢原形動(dòng)詞，如：

　�、� Day in day out, housewives will lost contact with the outside world.

　　在英語助動(dòng)詞“do, shall, have”等或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞“can, may, must”等后面出現(xiàn)的是原形動(dòng)詞，其他形式的動(dòng)詞都不對。因此，⑥ 里的“l(fā)ost”要改為“l(fā)ose”。⑦和⑧里的“spent ”和“ entrusted”也應(yīng)為“spend”和“entrust”。

　�、� Instead of joining violent demonstrators, students should spent their time studying.

　�、� Can mothers confidently entrusted their children to any day-care centre?

　�、鑴�(dòng)名詞，如：

　�、� Prior to analyse teaching methods, it is important for the teacher to know something about the student's learning strategies.

　�、崂锏摹皃rior to”等于介詞“before”，后頭帶賓語。其中一種賓語是動(dòng)名詞或動(dòng)名詞短語(gerund/gerund phrase)。顯然的，原形的“analyse”要變成“analysing”。⑩里的“engage”和╆里的“to repair and restore”也非改成“engaging”和“repairing and restoring”不可： ⑩ They should concentrate on their studies instead of engage themselves in mobs. ╆ The authorities spent a lot of money to repair and restore damaged public buildings.