[第一類] 名詞類
1. 這些女老師們在干什么?
[誤] What are the woman teachers doing?
[正] What are the women teachers doing?
[析] 在英語中,當一名詞作定語修飾另一名詞(單或復數(shù)形式)時,作定語的名詞一般要用其單數(shù)形式;但當man, woman作定語修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)形式時,要用其復數(shù)形式men, women.
2. 房間里有多少人?
[誤] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作“人、人們”解時,是個集合名詞,其單復數(shù)同形。