但要注意的是英語的習慣是一個名詞前的形容詞一般不要多于三個。
如： What a pretty little white horse!
Those first few short English stories were not difficult to understand.
[誤] The best way to learn English good is to speak with Englishman every day.
[正] The best way to learn English well is to speak with Englishman every day.
[析] good是形容詞，這里是修飾動詞speak的，所以應用副詞well,但well作形容詞講時只作身體好。如：He is well.(他身體很好)。He is good.(他是個好人)。
[誤] The children play on the grass nappyly.
[正] The children play on the grass happily
[析] 多音節(jié)y結尾的形容詞變?yōu)楦痹~時應將y變?yōu)閕再加ly.
[誤] The teacher looked angry at the students.
[正] The teacher looked angrily at the students.
[析] 英語中感觀動詞后面要接形容詞，這時它是修飾主語的，如：The food smells good.食物聞起來很香。The teacher looked angry 老師看起來很生氣。 而此句的意思為："老師生氣地看著學生",所以應用副詞形式。
[誤] He worked with me friendly.
[正] He was friendly to me.
[析] 不是所有結尾是ly的詞都是副詞，但friendly是形容詞，這樣的詞還有l(wèi)ovely, lonely, costly, lively…monthly weekly…但其中有些詞既是副詞，又是形容詞，如：early, hourly, monthly…
[誤] You can speak free in front of your friends.
[正] You can speak freely in front of your friends.
[析] free作為形容詞意為"自由的，有空閑的，免費的".作為副詞講則是"免費"之意。而freely作為副詞則是"自由的，隨便的".這些要注意的詞還 有： hard 努力，艱苦 hardly 幾乎不 late 遲，晚 lately 最近的，最新的 near 近 nearly 幾乎 like 像 likely 幾乎
[誤] They must have arrived till now.
[正] They must have arrived by now.
[析] by now是用于表達到目前為止某一動作已經發(fā)生，所以應用瞬間動詞。而till now是強調某一動作一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，所以一定要用持續(xù)性動詞。 must have+過去分詞是對過去某一事情所作的肯定推測。
[誤] Someone called you right now.
[正] Someone called you just now.
[析] just now有兩個意思，其一是"剛才",其二是"現(xiàn)在",而right now只能用于現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)。just則用于完成時態(tài)，如： I have just finished my homework.
[誤] My father will be back from America at present.
[正] My father will be back from America presently.
[析] presently有兩個意思：其一是最近，不久，其二在美語中是現(xiàn)在之意，與at present相同。而for the present為暫時，如： I teach English in the school for the present.
[誤] I'll be back at the moment.
[正] I'll be back in a moment.
[析] at the moment 其意為"現(xiàn)在，當時",而in a moment意為"馬上過一會",與in a minute意思相近。
[誤] The train from Shanghai will arrive here in time.
[正] The train from Shanghai will arrive here on time.
[析] on time為"準時",而in time有兩個含意。其一是"及時",如：The doctor arrived in time.其二是"將來，終究".
[誤] I met an old friend sometimes last month.
[正] I met an old friend sometime last month.
[析] Sometime 過去，或者將來某時。 Sometimes 有時
如： Sometimes I go to school by bus.Some time 一些時間
如： I need sometime to do my homework. Some times 幾次
如： I went to Shanghai sometimes this month.
at times 有時，偶爾
at all times 經常
some other time 改天
[誤] I had met an old friend three days ago.
[正] I had met an old friend three days before.
[正] I met an old friend three days ago.
* ago 用在時間狀語中時，主句中謂語動詞一般用過去時，而before用于時間狀語時則主句的謂語動詞宜用完成時態(tài)。
[誤] He studied very hard. and at the end he passed the exam.
[正] He studied very hard, and in the end he passed the exam.
[析] in the end=at last 意為"最終，終于",表達經過若干努力而達到的結果。而at the end是在某事的結束時如何如何，如：At the end of class, the teacher gave us some story books.
[誤] I will come here to help you each three days.
[正] I will come here to help you every three days.
[析] every three days 為"每三天",即每隔二天，而every other day為每隔一天。
[誤] He didn't go to the cinema yesterday. and I didn't go, too.
[正] He didn't go to the cinema yesterday and I didn't go either.
[析] 英語中表示"也",有4個字，also, as well, too, either,但either用于否定句中，而前3個用于肯定句中。在肯定句中too與as well一般要用在句尾，而also則可用于句中。如：She went to the party and her boy friend went there too. 又如： I've also read her other novels.
[誤] We should help the poor girl in anyway.
[正] We should help the poor girl in any way.
[析] anyway為"不管怎么"講，"無論如何",如：What a terrible accident, anyway no one was hurt.
any way 為"任何方式".這種常見的錯誤還發(fā)生在以下幾組詞中，如：
everyday 日常的 every day 每天
faraway 遙遠的 far away 遠離
altogether 總計 all together 一塊，大家一起
already 已經 all ready 全準備好了
[誤] You can come to the doctor's at anytime.
[正] You can come to the doctor's at any time.
[析] anytime 是副詞 而any time中的time是名詞。
[誤] She said nearly nothing.
[正] She said almost nothing.
[析] nearly 與 almost的含意相近，在很多場合可以互換，但在否定詞前用almost.
[誤] There are too much mistakes in your homework.
[正] There are too many mistakes in your homework.
[析] too much 后接不可數(shù)名詞，如：There is too much water for the flowers. 而too many 后加可數(shù)名詞，much too 后面加形容詞，如：It is much too difficult to learn English well.
[誤] It is late enough that we can go home now.
[正] It is late enough for us to go home now.
[析] 要注意的是enough后面一般不接從句而接不定式，或不定式的復合結構：for somebody to do something.
[誤] The twins are very alike.
[正] The twins are much alike.
[析] 用a為首字母的形容詞不能用very修飾，一般要用much來修飾。
[誤] - How long does he write to his parents?
- Once a week.
[正] - How often does he write to his parents?
- Once a week.
[析] 英文與中文表達法不同，隔多長時間辦一次某事，實際上問的是該事發(fā)生的頻率，所以要用how often.
[誤] As soon as I arrive in New York, I'll call up you.
[正] As soon as I arrive in New York, I'll call you up.
[析] 當動詞詞組的賓語是人稱代詞時則一定要放于動詞之后，如果是名詞則可以放在詞組其后。 如：I want to watch TV. Please turn on the TV. 也可以講： Please turn the TV on.
[誤] He drove quickly his new car.
[正] He drove his new car quickly.
[析] 副詞在句中的位置很活，但主要有以下幾種用法：①實意動詞之前，如：He quickly give me the answer. ② 在be動詞之后，如：The little boy is often late for class. ③ 第一助動詞之后，如：This book has almost been finished. ④ 在單獨使用的be動詞和助動詞之前，如： Can you help me this afternoon? I certainly can. 但是無論如何也不能將副詞置于動詞與賓語之間，如果是賓語從句或是很長的名詞
詞組作賓語則才可以這樣用：
He heard clearly what the teacher said.
[誤] The children came late yesterday to the cinema.
[正] The children came late to the cinema yesterday.
[析] 表示一定長度的時間的副詞不應放于句中，可放于句尾。如果表示強調則可放于句首。