这部分的错误是因为中文直译所引起的普遍的句法错误。很明显，中文和英文的句法和词序有许多不同，因此，当中国学生用汉语的思路去思考并且直接译成英文时，就会出现错误。这里列出了很多诸如此类的错误。我们先给出中文句子和错误的英文翻译，以便读者能看到这两种句型的类似点，找到产生错误的根本原因。

Example 9:

A: 我英语说得很差劲.

B:我的英语不好.

Incorrect English:

A: “I speak English very bad.”

B: “My English is not well.”

Correct English:

A: “I speak English very poorly.”

B: “My English is not good.”

解释:

修饰动词，必须用副词，修饰名词，则用形容词。“Bad”和“good”是形容词，而“badly”，“poorly”和“well”这类副词只能用来修饰动词。

Explanation：

When we use a word to modify a verb，it must be an adverb. When we use a word to modify a noun, it must be an adjective.“Bad” and “good” are adjectives that can be used to describe nouns. “Badly,” “poorly”, and “well” are adverbs that can be used to describe verbs.

Examples:

“My English is good.”

“My English is bad. ”

“My English ability is low.”

“My English ability is high.”

“As an American, l speak English very well. I speak Spanish poorly.”

“Ernest plays ping pong extremely well. He is the school champion.”