
"he does not speak French" "she is not going" "they are not friends" "not many" "not much" "not at all"
误 Getting not enough sleep is harmful to your health.
正 Not getting enough sleep is harmful to your health.
由于不知道发生了什么事,他像往常一样去上班了。误 Having not know about the accident, he went to work as usual.
正 Not having known about the accident, he went to work as usual.
析 非谓语动词的否定形式在前面加not。
我请求你不要走。误 I beg you to not go.
正 I beg you not to go.
析 不定式的否定形式是not to do。
学生们举行罢课,但老师们没有举行罢教。误 The students went on strike, but no the teachers.
正 The students went on strike, but not the teachers.
析not和no均可用来构成否定,但用法不同。not用来使动词变成否定,而no是作为形容词用在名词前,意思是not a或not any。
我两个都不要。误 I don't want both of them.
正 I don't want either of them.
析 either用在not后面,表示全部否定,而not与all, every, everyone, both等词连用时表示部分否定。
我几乎不能相信这事。误 I cannot almost believe it.
正 I can hardly believe it.
析 “几乎不”用hardly, scarcely表达。almost可以修饰no, none, nothing等词,但不能修饰not。
他总是不迟到的。误 He is always not late.
正 He is never late.
析 always not表示“不总是,有时不”,不符合句意。
他一点也不像他父亲。误 He is not a little like his father.
正 He is not a bit like his father.
析not a little等于much,表示“很多”,而not a bit表示“一点也不”。
他不仅作出了许诺,而且履行了诺言。误 Not only he made a promise, but also he kept it.
正 Not only did he make a promise, but also he kept it.
正 He not only made a promise, but also he kept it.
析not only用在句首,第一个分句应倒装。
我没有兄弟。误 I have not brother.
正 I have no brother(s).
去年没有游客来过这个小岛。误 No any tourists came the island last year.
正 No tourists came to the island last year.
我不知道他想干什么。误 I have not idea what he wants to do.
正 I have no idea what he wants to do.
析 此处no是形容词,加在名词前作定语,等于not any, not是副词,不能直接修饰名词。
他不该这么早就开始。误 He should have not started so early.
正 He should not have started so early.
析 在复合谓语动词中,副词not, never等通常放在第一个助动词之后。
他不像你那样强壮。误 He is not so strong like you.
正 He is not so strong as you.
析not so...as是as...as的否定形式,不可用not so...like表示。
老板度假了,但没有一个雇员在度假。误 The boss was on holiday, but no the employees.
正 The boss was on holiday, but not the employees.
析 no不能和另一个限定词连用,而not多用在一个句子的否定或句子的部分否定中,所以误句中的no应改成not。
他说得既不清楚,也不正确。误 He didn't speak clearly and correctly.
正 He didn't speak clearly or correctly.
析not...or表示全部否定, not...and表示部分否定。
他不仅弹钢琴,而且还拉小提琴。误 He not only plays the piano, but also the violin.
正 He plays not only the piano, but also the violin.
他不但会说英语,而且会说法语。误 He not only speaks English but also French.
误 Not only does he speak English, but French as well.
正 He speaks not only English but also French.
正 Not only does he speak English but also speaks French.
析not only...but also...所连接的内容在形式上要前后对称。
不仅这些书,而且这本词典也是我的。误 Not only the books but also the dictionary belong to me.
正 Not only the books but also the dictionary belongs to me.
析 用not only...but also...连接两个部分作主语时,其谓语动词的数要与but also后的主语保持一致。
她学习和她弟弟一样努力,但不如她姐姐努力。误 She studies as hard as her younger brother, but does not study hard as her elder sister.
正 She studies as hard as her younger brother, but not so hard as her elder sister.
析 把两个相同的人或事物比较时,须用as...as或not so/as...as,误句中后半句少了so/as。
“同我们一起去好吗?”“不。”误 “Will you go with me?” “Not.”
正 “Will you go with me?” “No.”
析 同no, never, hardly等否定词不一样, not不能用来回答提问。
你难得来看看我们。误 You not hardly ever come to see us.
正 You hardly ever come to see us.
析 如果句中已有含有否定意义的词,那就不能再加not了。