1. for

　　［误］I wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub for a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.

　　［析］用for表示目的时，其后面只能接名词，而不要接动名词。

　　［误］I went to the office for seeing the headmaster.

　　［正］I went to the office to see the headmaster.

　　［析］用不定式来表示动作的目的。

　　［误］I will leave Beijing to Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave Beijing for Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave for Shanghai.

　　［析］leave for为一固定搭配，不要改动。

　　［误］I bought a book to you.

　　［正］I bought a book for you.

　　［误］He is a friend for us.

　　［正］He is a friend to us.

　　［析］在英文中为一词在泛指时用to, 在特指时要用for.

　　［误］This food is good to us.

　　［正］This food is good for us.

　　［析］词组be good (bad) for 表示对有好（坏）处。

　　［误］For I was feeling quite hungry, I wanted to have lunch.

　　［正］I wanted to have lunch, for I was feeling quite hungry.

　　［析］for作为因为讲时一般不要置于句首，而且口气也比because弱的多。

　　2. forget

　　［误］I left my key.

　　［正］I left my key at home.

　　［正］I forgot my key.

　　［析］leave是丢下之意，所以一定要接地点状语，而forget是忘记，所以不用接地点状语。

　　［误］I will not forget the rules.

　　［正］I will never forget the rules.

　　［误］Please dont forget posting my letter on your way home.

　　［正］Please dont forget to post my letter on your way home.

　　［析］要注意forget to do something为忘了去作某事，而forget doing something则应译为对已经作过的事记不起来了。如：He forget returning the book to the library. 应译为他忘记已把书还给图书馆这件事了。同样用法的词还有remember和regret.

　　3. free

　　［误］You can speak free in front of my parents.

　　［正］You can speak freely in front of my parents.

　　［析］free作为副词时意为免费、不必付款，如：You can eat free in my restaurant. 而freely则意为自由地、无限制地。

　　4. French

　　［误］She comes from French.

　　［正］She comes from France.

　　［析］French是法语、法国的，而France才是法国。

　　5. friend

　　［误］He nodded to me friendly.

　　［正］He nodded to me in a friendly fashion.

　　［析］friendly是形容词，不是副词。在英语中应避免讲He is a friend of my mother. 又比如：I go to school with my friend. 从语法上讲是对的但不是习惯上英语的说法。而应讲He is a friend of my mothers. I go to school with a friend. be friends with 则是交朋友之意，例如：I hope you will be friends with me. 而不应讲I hope you will be my friend. 交朋友还有一惯用法是make friends.

　　6. from

　　［误］Where do you come from? I come from the library.

　　［正］Where do you come from? I come from England.

　　［正］Where did you come from? I came from the library.

　　［析］Where do you come from?应意为你是从什么国家（地方）来的?（即意为你是哪的人?）而Where did you come from?才是你刚刚从哪来?

　　7. front

　　［误］There are three tall trees in the front of my house.

　　［正］There are three tall trees in front of my house.

　　［析］in front of是某物体外部的前面，而in the front of是在某物体内部的前面。如：The bus driver is seated in the front of the bus.

　　8. game

　　［误］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Game.

　　［正］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Games.

　　［析］game作为运动会讲时应用其复数形式，而具体一个游戏则可用其单数形式。如：Our school team won the game.

　　9. German

　　［误］They are Germen.

　　［正］They are Germans.

　　［误］She comes from German.

　　［正］She comes from Germany.

　　［析］German是德国人、德国的、德语，其复数形式是Germans；而Germany才是德国。

　　10. gather

　　［误］All the students and teachers are gathered together now.

　　［正］All the students and teachers are gathered now.

　　［析］用了动词gather就不要再用together了。这句话还可以这样讲：All the students and teachers got together.

　　1. for

　　［误］I wanted to go to the pub for having a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub for a drink.

　　［正］I wanted to go to the pub to have a drink.

　　［析］用for表示目的时，其后面只能接名词，而不要接动名词。

　　［误］I went to the office for seeing the headmaster.

　　［正］I went to the office to see the headmaster.

　　［析］用不定式来表示动作的目的。

　　［误］I will leave Beijing to Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave Beijing for Shanghai.

　　［正］I will leave for Shanghai.

　　［析］leave for为一固定搭配，不要改动。

　　［误］I bought a book to you.

　　［正］I bought a book for you.

　　［误］He is a friend for us.

　　［正］He is a friend to us.

　　［析］在英文中为一词在泛指时用to, 在特指时要用for.

　　［误］This food is good to us.

　　［正］This food is good for us.

　　［析］词组be good (bad) for 表示对有好（坏）处。

　　［误］For I was feeling quite hungry, I wanted to have lunch.

　　［正］I wanted to have lunch, for I was feeling quite hungry.

　　［析］for作为因为讲时一般不要置于句首，而且口气也比because弱的多。

　　2. forget

　　［误］I left my key.

　　［正］I left my key at home.

　　［正］I forgot my key.

　　［析］leave是丢下之意，所以一定要接地点状语，而forget是忘记，所以不用接地点状语。

　　［误］I will not forget the rules.

　　［正］I will never forget the rules.

　　［误］Please dont forget posting my letter on your way home.

　　［正］Please dont forget to post my letter on your way home.

　　［析］要注意forget to do something为忘了去作某事，而forget doing something则应译为对已经作过的事记不起来了。如：He forget returning the book to the library. 应译为他忘记已把书还给图书馆这件事了。同样用法的词还有remember和regret.

　　3. free

　　［误］You can speak free in front of my parents.

　　［正］You can speak freely in front of my parents.

　　［析］free作为副词时意为免费、不必付款，如：You can eat free in my restaurant. 而freely则意为自由地、无限制地。

　　4. French

　　［误］She comes from French.

　　［正］She comes from France.

　　［析］French是法语、法国的，而France才是法国。

　　5. friend

　　［误］He nodded to me friendly.

　　［正］He nodded to me in a friendly fashion.

　　［析］friendly是形容词，不是副词。在英语中应避免讲He is a friend of my mother. 又比如：I go to school with my friend. 从语法上讲是对的但不是习惯上英语的说法。而应讲He is a friend of my mothers. I go to school with a friend. be friends with 则是交朋友之意，例如：I hope you will be friends with me. 而不应讲I hope you will be my friend. 交朋友还有一惯用法是make friends.

　　6. from

　　［误］Where do you come from? I come from the library.

　　［正］Where do you come from? I come from England.

　　［正］Where did you come from? I came from the library.

　　［析］Where do you come from?应意为你是从什么国家（地方）来的?（即意为你是哪的人?）而Where did you come from?才是你刚刚从哪来?

　　7. front

　　［误］There are three tall trees in the front of my house.

　　［正］There are three tall trees in front of my house.

　　［析］in front of是某物体外部的前面，而in the front of是在某物体内部的前面。如：The bus driver is seated in the front of the bus.

　　8. game

　　［误］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Game.

　　［正］He went to America to take part in the Olympic Games.

　　［析］game作为运动会讲时应用其复数形式，而具体一个游戏则可用其单数形式。如：Our school team won the game.

　　9. German

　　［误］They are Germen.

　　［正］They are Germans.

　　［误］She comes from German.

　　［正］She comes from Germany.

　　［析］German是德国人、德国的、德语，其复数形式是Germans；而Germany才是德国。

　　10. gather

　　［误］All the students and teachers are gathered together now.

　　［正］All the students and teachers are gathered now.

　　［析］用了动词gather就不要再用together了。这句话还可以这样讲：All the students and teachers got together.