一、查时态是否一致
时态错误几乎是每年NMET短文改错中必设的改错题。要有目的地去检查文中的每一个谓语动词的时态与上 下文、语境以及该句的时间状语是否相符和一致。例如:
1.Today, it is much easier to be healthy than it is inthe past. (NMET' 93) is 应改为was, 使之与时间状语in the past一致。
2.I had always wanted to return to the village aftermoving away. And it is really grea t to see most of my oldfriends again. (NMET' 95)is 应改为was,与前面分句的时态一致。
3.They offered me coffee and other drinks. We have a goodtime talking and laughing together .(NMET' 96)have 与前面句子中offered时态不一致,应改为had。
4.Hello, I learn about you from my English teacher, MissFang.(NMET'97)learn(得知)在这里不 是表示一个经常发生的动作,应改为过去时learned。(本来此处还可改为have learned, 由于“短文改错” 题要求,每行只允许改一个错误,故have learned不能接受。)
5.My favourite sport is football.I was a member of ourfootball team.(NMET'98)全文都是用的 一般现在时,此句中的was显然与上下文语境不符,应改为am。
6.Last Sunday, police cars hurry to the taller buildingin New York…(NMET' 92)hurry应改为 hurried, 才可与时间状语lastSunday一致。
二、查主谓是否一致
在检查谓语动词的时态和语态是否正确的同时,还要注意检查该动词在人称和数上是否与主语保持了一致 。例如:
1.Anyone may borrow books, and it cost nothing to borrowthem. (NMET' 94)cost应改为costs,因 其主语是it(为形式主语),且上下文均为一般现在时。
2.The new boy or girl in school quickly become one of theclass…(NMET'93)由or连接的两个以上 的主语应由靠近谓语的主语来决定谓语的单复数形式,故become应改为becomes。
3.Playing football not only…but also give us a sense offair play and team spirit. ( N MET'98) 此句的主语是playingfootball,视为第三人称单数,其谓语give 应改为gives。
4.There are branch library in many villages.(NMET'94) 句中主语library应改为复数形式libraries ,因为前面是there are, 主谓应一致。
主谓语一致的情况较为复杂,考生平时学习要留心归纳。有些特殊句式的主谓一致问题很容易被忽视,如 倒装句、关系代词在定语从句中作主语的情况等,答题时要高度重视。
三、查指代是否一致
对于短文中出现的每一个代词都要查一下它所指代的内容以及在句中的作用,注意其数、格、词性是否正 确和前后一致,包括人称代词、指标代词、反身代词、关系代词以及疑问代词等。指代错误也是高考改错题中 常设的改错题。例如:
1.We climb everywhere, not only in America. They havebeen to Europe…(NMET'92)根据上下文 ,句中的They属指代不一致,应改为We。
2.The game speaks for themselves. ( MET'90) 句中的反身代词themselves应改为单数itself,因为指 代的是单数主语the game。
3.And I can't forget the food you cooked for I.(NMET'95)人称代词在作介词的宾语时用宾格,I应改 为me。
4.The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home.(NMET'96)句子的主语the Smiths表示的是复数概 念“史密斯一家人”,故其指代词应该用第三人称复数their而不是his。
5.I live in Beijing, where is the capital of China.(NMET'97)关系副词where在引导定语从句 时不可作主语,应将其改为关系代词which。
6.The sport teaches us the importance of obedience. Eachplayer must obey the captain, who is the leader of the team.And they must not break the rules too often if we want to winthe gam e.(NMET'98)纵观全篇短文,都是用的第一人称。这里突然冒出一个第三人称they,显然不一致,应改为we。
四、查平行结构是否平行一致
由and,or,but,either…or…,neither…nor…,not only …but also…,as well as等并列连词和词 组连接的结构可称为平行结构。平行结构在词性、时态、非谓语动词的形式上往往要求前后一致。答题时要留 心平行结构前后是否对等平行,这也是常设的错误。例如:
1.Modern people know…,have better food,and to live incleaner surroundings.(NMET'93)应将 to live前的to删掉,因为and连接的是know,have,live三个并列平行的谓语动词,其时态和形式必须一致。
2.He said it was best to stay until help arrived ratherthan go into the forest and get ting lost.(NMET'91) go …andgetting显然不平行,应将getting改为get。
3.It was very kind of them to meet me at the railwaystation and drove me to their home .(NMET'96) 句中的drove显然与and前面的to meet不平行,应改为drive。
五、查名词的单复数与修饰词语或上下文是否一致
名词数的错误也是高考常设的改错题。要查一下名词是否可数,与其修饰语是否一致。例如:
1.…They have been to Europe many time. (NMET'92)time(次)显然与修饰语many不一致,应改为tim es。
2.(They) … asked me lots of question.(NMET'96)question 是可数名词,其修饰词是lots of,当然应 该用复数questions。
3.We study quite a few subject, such as maths, Chinese …(NMET'97) quite a few 只能修饰复数名 词,故subject 应改为subjects。
4.(We)… often watch football match on TV together.(NMET'98)根据上下文和该句中的often 来判 断, 句中的match 应该是matches。
六、查行文逻辑是否一致
查这方面的错误应从文章整体内容出发,通篇考虑,以行为单位是难以发现这种错误的。逻辑不一致主要 是由肯定与否定、关联词语以及动词(如come与go,take与bring)的误用所造成的, 应多从这方面去查找。 例如:
1.Most people can quickly get help from a doctor or go toa hospital since they are ill.(NM ET'93)根据行文逻辑, 这里不应该由since来引导原因状语从句,而应该是when/whenever或if来引导时间或 条件状语从句。
2.We tried to fix it and there was nothing we could do. (NMET'91)根据行文逻辑,表示并列关系 的and 应改为表示转折关系的but。