Oh my goodness, thank you so much for celebrating

哦，我的上帝，謝謝你這麼多的慶祝活動

with me last week.

與我上週。

It was so much fun!

這真是太有趣了!

I was thinking that I don't really want to

我在想，我並不是真的想...

stop celebrating just yet.

先別慶祝

So I've got something super special

所以我有一些超級特別的東西

to share with you today.

今天要和大家分享的是。

During May, this month,

5月期間，本月。

mmmEnglish subscribers will be able to join

mmm英語用戶將能夠加入

the mmmEnglish grammar challenge.

mmm英語語法挑戰賽。

And I'm inviting you to join the challenge

我邀請你參加這個挑戰

to improve your English with me

和我一起提高你的英語水平

and give you the chance to win some really

並給你機會贏得一些真正的

fun mmmEnglish prizes including

有趣的英語獎品包括

mmmEnglish t-shirts, mmmEnglish courses

mmmEnglish T-shirt，mmmEnglish課程。

and a chance to win

並有機會贏得

some conversation practice with me.

和我一起練習對話

It's super easy to join

加盟超級簡單

and a really good idea because just by participating,

和一個非常好的想法，因為只要參與。

you'll be improving your English skills.

你會提高你的英語水平。

So make sure you subscribe, that's the first step

所以請你一定要訂閱，這是第一步

just down there and then keep watching this video

只是在那裡，然後繼續看這個視頻

to find out how you can join the challenge.

瞭解如何加入挑戰賽。

In this video I'm going to share

在這個視頻中，我將分享

the ten most common grammar mistakes

十大常見語法錯誤

that English learners make.

英語學習者做出的。

When I'm reading your comments below my videos

當我在我的視頻下面讀到你的評論時。

and I'm replying to your emails,

我也在回覆你的郵件。

I always notice the same mistakes

我總是注意到同樣的錯誤

that you consistently make.

你持續做出的。

And through years of teaching English

而通過多年的英語教學

at language schools and at university,

在語言學校和大學；

these are the same mistakes that a whole range

這些都是同樣的錯誤，一系列

of English learners make

英語學習者中的

from beginners right through to even

從初學者到甚至

advanced level students.

高級別的學生。

They're just really common mistakes

這些都是很常見的錯誤

that you keep making again and again

屢試不爽

sometimes because, you know,

有時因為，你知道，

the grammar is difficult to understand but sometimes

文法難懂，但有時

because these mistakes have never been

因為這些錯誤從來沒有

properly corrected for you

妥妥的為你改正

so they become bad habits.

所以他們就成了壞習慣。

They keep happening without you even realising it.

它們在你不知不覺中不斷髮生。

And if you don't recognise them,

如果你不認識他們。

if you don't see the mistakes that you're making,

如果你看不到自己所犯的錯誤。

then you can't fix them, can you?

那你就不能修了，是嗎？

So I want to help you to do that.

所以我想幫你做到這一點。

I want you to start seeing the mistakes

我想讓你開始看到錯誤

that you're making.

你正在做的。

I want you to see it in your writing

我希望你能在你的文章中看到它

so that you can correct yourself.

以便自己能夠改正。

And then when you start doing that you'll naturally

當你開始這樣做的時候，你會自然而然地

be correcting yourself when you speak.

說話時要注意糾正自己。

The mmmEnglish grammar challenge

mmm英語語法挑戰賽

will help you to practise

將幫助你練習

and improve all of these mistakes,

並改進所有這些錯誤。

the ones that you sometimes make.

你有時做的那些。

So once you watch this lesson, make sure you sign up,

所以當你看完這節課後，一定要報名。

join the challenge, get your friends to join too!

加入挑戰，讓你的朋友們也加入進來吧

A little friendly competition is a good thing

小小的友好競爭是件好事

so that we can all have some fun together and

這樣我們就可以一起享受一些樂趣和

improve your English skills while we're doing it.

提高你的英語水平，同時我們也在做。

So what are the 10 most common grammar mistakes

那麼，最常見的10個語法錯誤是什麼呢？

that English learners make?

英語學習者做出的?

Number one,

第一。

uncountable nouns.

不可數的名詞。

So you probably know that there are

所以你可能知道有

two types of nouns in English

兩類名詞

countable and uncountable nouns.

可數名詞和不可數名詞。

Countable nouns are easy!

可數名詞很簡單!

You can count them.

你可以數數看。

And when there's more than one,

而當有多個。

the noun becomes plural, we add an S.

名詞變成複數，我們加一個S。

One apple,

一個蘋果。

three cars,

三輛車。

a million subscribers.

百萬用戶。

The noun becomes plural when there's more than one

當名詞不止一個時，名詞就會變成複數。

and we can use the singular articles a and an

而我們可以用單數詞a和an來表示。

when we're talking about just one of them.

當我們談論的只是其中之一。

But uncountable nouns are different.

但不可數名詞則不同。

They don't usually have a plural form.

他們通常沒有複數形式。

You can't use a singular article with them

你不能和他們一起用單數詞。

and you need to use quantifiers to help explain

而你需要使用量化指標來幫助解釋。

how much of the noun there is.

名詞的多少有。

The way that you use uncountable nouns

你使用不可數名詞的方式。

in English sentences is completely different

在英語句子中完全不同

to countable nouns.

到可數名詞。

Let's just compare apple,

我們就來對比一下蘋果。

a countable noun,

一個可數名詞。

and advice, an uncountable noun.

和建議，是一個不可計數的名詞。

Now I have an apple for you.

現在我有一個蘋果給你。

I have a piece of advice for you.

我有一個建議給你。

How many apples do you have?

你有多少個蘋果？

How much advice do you have?

你有多少建議？

I have a few apples for you.

我有幾個蘋果給你。

I have a little advice for you.

我有一個小建議給你。

It's not just the noun that's important,

重要的不僅僅是名詞。

the type of noun affects many other words

名詞的種類會影響到很多其他的詞。

in your sentence.

在你的句子中。

So using the wrong words with the uncountable noun

所以，用錯字的不可數名詞

in an English sentence

在英語句子中

is a really, really common mistake.

是一個非常非常常見的錯誤。

And it's easy to do without realising that you're doing it.

而這很容易在不知不覺中做到。

Perhaps you don't realise that a noun is uncountable.

也許你沒有意識到名詞是不可數的。

Mistake number, two irregular verbs.

錯號，兩個不規則動詞。

Now these are also really common English mistakes.

現在這些也是非常常見的英語錯誤。

Difficult to master because there are no rules

因為沒有規則，所以難以掌握

that you can learn to logically explain why one verb

你可以學會從邏輯上解釋為什麼一個動詞

is regular and the other is not.

是有規律的，而另一個是沒有規律的。

Even though there are fewer irregular verbs

儘管不規則動詞較少

than regular verbs,

比普通動詞。

many irregular verbs are really, really common verbs.

很多不規則動詞都是真的，真的是普通動詞。

You can't escape them, you need to learn them.

你不能逃避它們，你需要學習 他們。

Number three,

第三個。

subject-verb agreement.

主語-動詞一致。

Subject-verb agreement is as simple as it sounds.

主語與動詞的約定聽起來就很簡單。

The subject and the verb in English sentences

英語句子中的主語和動詞。

must agree, they must match.

必須同意，他們必須匹配。

So why is it such a common mistake in English?

那麼為什麼在英語中會出現這樣的錯誤呢？

Even my advanced English students

即使是我的高級英語學生

sometimes make these mistakes as well.

有時也會犯這些錯誤。

And it's simply because

而這只是因為

they've got into some bad habits.

他們已經進入了一些壞習慣。

They don't realise that they're making these mistakes.

他們沒有意識到自己正在犯這些錯誤。

That car looks expensive.

這車看起來很貴。

Those cars look expensive.

這些車看起來很貴。

Paul is looking out the window.

保羅正看著窗外。

John and Tim are looking out the window.

約翰和蒂姆正看著窗外。

Do those students like to eat bananas?

那些學生喜歡吃香蕉嗎？

Does this student like to eat bananas?

這個學生喜歡吃香蕉嗎？

These mistakes are very easy to fix.

這些錯誤是很容易解決的。

Bad habits can be fixed but you need to see them.

壞習慣是可以改掉的，但你需要看到它們。

So I'll explain more about this in detail

所以，我將詳細解釋一下這個問題

during the mmmEnglish grammar challenge.

在mmm英語語法挑戰賽中。

Common mistake number four, auxiliary verbs.

常見錯誤之四，助動詞。

Yes, the three main auxiliary verbs in English:

是的，英語中的三個主要助動詞。

do, be and have.

做、做、有。

They're very important and learning

他們是非常重要的，學習

a little more about them is going to help you improve

多瞭解他們一點，會幫助你提高。

your English grammar a lot

你的英語語法很多

because the relationship between an auxilary verb

因為助動詞之間的關係為

and the main verb in an English sentence

和英語句子中的主動詞

is very clear and simple.

是非常清晰和簡單的。

The auxiliary verb do appears in the simple tenses.

助動詞do出現在簡單時態中。

The auxiliary verb be appears in the continuous tenses

助動詞be出現在連續時態中。

and also in the passive voice.

而且還是被動語態。

And the auxiliary verb have

而助動詞have

appears in the perfect tenses.

出現在完全時態中。

This is one part of English that is really consistent.

這是英語中真正一致的一個部分。

So if you're making any of these mistakes,

所以，如果你正在犯這些錯誤。

we can fix them easily.

我們可以輕鬆地解決它們。

So join me for the challenge

那就和我一起挑戰吧

and learn more about auxiliary verbs

並瞭解更多關於助動詞的知識

and fix these common grammar mistakes.

並修正這些常見的語法錯誤。

Mistake number five, articles.

錯誤之五，文章。

Which one should you use?

你應該用哪個？

When and why?

什麼時候，為什麼？

Articles must cause the most headaches

文章一定最讓人頭疼

for English learners.

對於英語學習者來說。

The is the definite article,

該是定語。

a and an are indefinite articles.

a和an是不定冠詞。

The difference between definite and indefinite articles

定冠詞和不定冠詞的區別

is the difference between talking about

是說到

a specific noun and a general noun.

一個具體名詞和一個一般名詞。

If you asked me "Can you pass me a pen?"

如果你問我 "你能給我一支筆嗎？"

That means any of these pens, not a specific one.

這意味著這些筆中的任何一支，而不是某一支。

But if you asked me "Can you pass me the blue pen?"

但如果你問我 "能把藍筆遞給我嗎？"

that only means this pen, none of the others.

那隻意味著這支筆，其他的都不是。

But sometimes you don't need to use an article at all.

但有時你並不需要使用一個。 文章根本。

So it's easy to see why articles are some of the most

所以，這就不難理解為什麼文章是一些最

common mistakes that English learners make.

英語學習者常犯的錯誤。

The good news is that there are some simple rules

好消息是，有一些簡單的規則。

that you can follow to choose the right article.

你可以按照這個來選擇合適的文章。

And I've got a few tips that I want to share with you

我有幾個小竅門想和大家分享一下

during the challenge

在挑戰賽期間

to help you learn a little bit more about articles

來幫助你瞭解更多的文章。

and how to use them.

以及如何使用它們。

Number six,

六號

prepositions,

介詞。

words like in, on, at, by, with,

諸如在、在、在、由、與等詞。

for - you get my point.

因為--你明白我的意思。

These words, they help to give information about time,

這些話，有助於提供時間的資訊。

location and direction in English.

位置和方向的英文。

Just like articles may also cause a few headaches,

就像文章可能也會讓人有些頭疼。

sometimes the same preposition

有時是同一個介詞

can have different meanings depending on the context.

根據不同的語境，可以有不同的含義。

If your keys are in the car, the meaning is different to

如果你的鑰匙在車上，意義就不同了。

at the car.

在車上。

But if you're in school, the meaning is pretty much

但如果你在學校，意思就差不多了。

the same as at school.

和在學校一樣。

I had a coffee at Helen's.

我在海倫家喝了杯咖啡

That means at her house

那就是在她家

or I had a coffee with Helen.

或者我和海倫喝了一杯咖啡

That means we had a coffee together

就是說我們一起喝過咖啡

but it could have been anywhere.

但它可能在任何地方。

These tiny little words can influence

這些微小的文字可以影響

the meaning of your English sentence significantly.

你的英語句子的意思顯著。

But they are a challenge because the rules and reasons

但是，它們是一個挑戰，因為規則和原因是

for using them are not always clear.

使用它們的目的並不總是明確的。

Plus, you could be thinking about the correct preposition

另外，你可能會想到正確的介詞。

that's used in your own native language

語

but they don't translate directly into English

詞不達意

and this can be a problem too.

而這也會成為一個問題。

Anyway, to get them right you need to practise

總之，要想把它們弄好，你就必須要練習

and that's exactly what we'll do during the challenge.

這正是我們要做的挑戰。

Number seven,

七號

we're going to talk about word order in questions.

我們要談的是問題中的詞序。

So asking questions, giving answers.

所以提出問題，給出答案。

It's the basics of a great conversation in English,

是用英語進行精彩對話的基本功。

in any language, really.

在任何語言，真的。

But one common mistake is using the wrong word order

但有一個常見的錯誤是用錯了詞序。

when you're asking questions.

當你在問問題的時候。

We can go shopping this afternoon?

我們下午可以去逛街嗎？

What you are cooking for dinner?

你晚餐做什麼？

Word order in English questions is a common

英語題中的詞序是一種常見的

grammar mistake.

語法錯誤。

I see it a lot and I hear even more often

我經常看到，更經常聽到的是

and another thing,

還有一件事

different types of questions in English

英語中的不同題型

use different intonation

變調

so getting the structure and the intonation right

所以，要把結構和音調搞好。

is important if you want to sound natural

如果你想聽起來很自然，那就很重要

like a native English speaker.

就像一個以英語為母語的人。

The good news is that English questions

好消息是，英語題

are really consistent,

是真的一致。

they follow a clear structure.

它們遵循一個清晰的結構。

Question word, auxiliary verb,

問題詞，助動詞。

subject and your main verb.

主語和你的主動詞。

If you remember these words in this order,

如果你按照這個順序記住這些詞。

your questions should always be correct.

你的問題應該永遠是正確的。

Mistake number eight, lucky eight.

錯誤八號，幸運八號。

The present perfect tense.

現在的完美時態。

Now, this tense is a challenging one.

現在，這個時態是一個挑戰。

There's the present perfect simple

有現在的完美簡單

and the present perfect continuous.

和現在的完美連續。

You can also use the words for and since

你也可以使用for和since這兩個詞

with these tenses to help you express information

用這些時態來幫助你表達資訊

about time.

是時候了

Now, the structure of a present perfect sentence

現在，一個現在完成句的結構

is probably not the difficult part.

可能不是困難的部分。

You probably know that there's the subject,

你大概知道，有這個題目。

the auxiliary verb have

的助動詞

and the main verb in past participle form.

和過去分詞形式的主動詞。

But in the present perfect continuous,

但在現在的完美連續。

your past participle verb is been

你的過去分詞是been

and it's followed by a verb in -ing.

而且後面是一個動詞，用-ing表示。

Don't forget to conjugate that auxiliary verb,

不要忘了給那個助動詞配音。

depending on the subject.

根據不同的主題。

So it's confusing because this tense is about the past

所以很困惑，因為這個時態是關於過去的事情的

and the present at the same time.

和現在的同時。

It connects something that happened in the past

它連接著過去發生的事情

to the present moment

當下