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10情态动词与虚拟语气 2022英语备考纠错笔记
纠错一 情态动词基本用法的误用
(1)【误】I won't thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.
【正】I can't thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.
[分析] 固定句型can't/couldn't ... too ... 意为“再……都不为过”。
(2)—Need I tell him everything that has happened to his father?
【误】—Yes, you need.
【正】—Yes, you must.
[分析] must意为“必须”,强调责任或义务。
(3)—Must I work out the problem tonight?
【误】—No, you mustn't.
【正】—No, you needn't.
[分析] needn't意为“不必”,而mustn't表示禁止,意为“不得,一定不要,不允许”。
纠错二 情态动词表示“推测”语气的误用
【误】I didn't see Mary at the meeting yesterday. She must have been ill, I guess.
【正】I didn't see Mary at the meeting yesterday. She might have been ill, I guess.
[分析] 考查情态动词表示推测语气的运用。根据“I guess”可知,这是一种不太有把握的推测,而且又是肯定句,因此must改为might。must表示推测意义时,语气较强,较肯定;can/could表示推测多用于否定或疑问句中。
[注意] 造成以上错误主要是因为对情态动词的基本用法和含义掌握不够准确,应加强对其学习,并要格外留意特殊的情态动词的用法,还要注意避免中式思维。
纠错三 “情态动词+have done”表示“虚拟”语气的误用
【误】The plant is dead. Maybe I should give it more water.
【正】The plant