英语和汉语不仅在遣词造句、句型搭配、习惯用法等方面有很大的差别，就是在词性方面也有很大的差别，并且这种差别有时会使同学们在写作时稍不小心就酿成错误。如：误用：Unfortunately, my car broke down and I was stuck here during it was being repaired.改为：Unfortunately, my car broke down and I was stuck here while it was being repaired.说明：during 是介词，后接名词或代词，不接句子。又如：He confidently authorized me to act for him while he is abroad. 他信任地委托我在他出国期间代行他的事务。句意：不幸的是，我的车坏了，在修车的时候，我就被困在那里了。误用：He used to be very anxious if he had to make a speech, even it was only a speech to his old school.改为：He used to be very anxious if he had to make a speech, even if it was only a speech to his old school.说明：从语义上看，even 和 even if 都可表示“即使”，但是两者的词性不同：even 是副词，even if 是连词。比如：It was cold there even in July. 那里即使在七月，天气都很冷。Even if I have to walk all the way I’ll get there. 即使我得一路走着去，我也要走到那里。句意：如果他要演讲，他总是焦急不安，哪怕演讲是在以前呆过的学校进行。误用：With the cost of keeping money in the bank increases, so it’s spent faster.改为：As the cost of keeping money in the bank increases, so it’s spent faster.说明：虽然 with 和 as 均可表示“随着”，但词性不同：with 是介词，后接名词或代词，而 as 用于此义时是连词，后接句子。比较：He will improve as he grows older. 随着年龄的增长，他会进步的。People’s ideas change with the change of the times. 时代变了，人们的观念也会变化。句意：随着在银行存钱的费用增加，人们的钱花得也更快了。误用：She crawled cross the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke.改为：She crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke.说明： across 和 cross 均可表示“横过”、“穿过”，但词性不同：across 是介词，cross 是动词。比较：cross the...
