Question

短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则改正：

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

The other day my brother Tom was beginning his               1. _______

    motorbike then our neighbor， Mary came out and asked        2. _______

    him if he was going near the station. So he offered her a lift.

    She got at the back of the motorbike and                     3. _______

    they drove away. Just before they reached to the station     4. _______

    a policeman waved to them to stop. "Excuse me， sir，" he said.

    "You are not sitting on that motorbike properly."

"What's matter with the way I'm sitting？" my brother       5. _______

     asked in surprise. "Not you，sir. It's a young lady，" said 6. _______

     the policeman. "In this country side-saddle（偏座） is not  7. _______

     permitted when one ride a motorbike." Mary made an excuse   8. _______

     that she was from Italy， where it isn't considering to     9. _______

     break the law when people take the side-saddle.

     The policeman shook head and drove away.                    10. ______

Answer 1

1. beginning改为starting.

2. then改为when.

3. at改为on..

    4. 删去to.

    5. matter前加the.

6. a改为the.

7. 此行无错。

    8. ride改为rides.

    9. considering改为considered.

    10. head前加his.

解析:

1. beginning改为starting.begin和start都有"开始"的意思， 但start还可指开动机器等。该句中表示"开动， 发动"，因此应用start.

    2. then改为when.当前一个分句动作正在进行时， 突然又发生了另一动作，应用连词when.

    3. at改为on.get on为固定的动词短语，意为"上车".

    4. 删去to.reach为及物动词，其后不接介词。

    5. matter前加the."What's the matter with……？"是日常生活中常用口语句型。

    6. a改为the.这里的young lady特指上文的青年妇女， 其前应用定冠词the.

    7. 此行无错。

   

    8. ride改为rides.在when引导的时间状语从句中，主语为第三人称单数，谓语为一般现在时态，也应用动词第三人称单数。

    9. considering改为considered.在where引导的非限制性定语从句中，主语是谓语动作的承受者，应为被动语态。

    10. head前加his.head为可数名词，其前应加限定词。