[误] It takes Smiths a hour to go to Beijing by a plane.
[正] It takes the Smiths an hour to go to Beijing by plane.
1、表示"……一家人"用结构"the + 姓氏复数";
2、our 一词的第一个字母不发音,它是以元音音素开头的,所以"一小时"要用 an hour;
3、用介词by表示"乘坐"某种交通工具时,交通工具名词前不加任何冠词。
句法类易错知识点1、――你不是学生吗? ――不,我是学生。
[误] ――Aren’t you a student? ――No, I am.
[正] ――Aren’t you a student? ――Yes, I am.
[析] 对否定疑问句的回答是用Yes还是用No,这取决于实际情况:如果事实是肯定的,就用Yes表"不";如果事实是否定的,就用No表"是的"。
2、房间里有多少人?
[误] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作"人、人们"解时,是个集合名词,其单复数同形。