姜經(jīng)志

英語中有這樣一類詞語，它們合寫和分開寫在表意及功能方面都有所差別，若不加以分析比較，同學(xué)們很容易混淆?，F(xiàn)將這類詞語列舉出來，看看區(qū)別在哪里。

1. every one與everyone

every one意為“每個（人或物）”，可指人，也可指物，其后可加of短語，用作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。例如：

Every one of us likes English.

Every one of the books is interesting.

everyone意為“每人；大家”，其用法相當(dāng)于everybody，屬不定代詞，在句中可作主語和賓語。用作主語時，謂語動詞要用單數(shù)形式。everyone不可與of短語連用。例如：

Everyone in China likes Mid-Autumn Day.

I knew everyone here.

2. every day與everyday

every day意為“每天”，是一個名詞詞組，通常放在句首或句尾，在句中用作狀語。例如：

We go to school every day.

Every day he gets up at six to do exercise.

everyday則是一個形容詞，意為“每天的；每日的；日常的”，常置于名詞之前作定語。例如：

This is my everyday work.

He everyday English is very good.

3. far away與faraway

far away是一個副詞性短語，意為“在遙遠(yuǎn)處”。它在句中常作狀語、表語、定語。但作定語時，要放在它所修飾的詞之后。例如：

He worked in a town far away.

The farm is far away from our school.

faraway是一個形容詞，意為“遙遠(yuǎn)的”，在句中作定語用，常放在它所修飾的名詞之前。例如：

He lived in a faraway village.

They have got to a faraway place.

4. no one與none

no one意為“沒有人”，只可指人，不可指物，其后不可以接of短語。用作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。例如：

No one knows about it.

No one is away today.

none意為“一個人也沒有，沒有任何東西”。既可指人，也可指物，后面可以接of短語。例如：

None of us has been to Beijing.

None of the fruit goes bad.

5. may be與maybe

may be是一個動詞詞組，其中may是情態(tài)動詞，be是系動詞，在句子中作復(fù)合謂語，意為“可能是……”。例如：

He may be a teacher.

His telephone number book may be in his pocket.

maybe是一個副詞，意為“很可能；大概”，常置于句首作狀語。例如：

Maybe he is a teacher.

Maybe the teacher could help James.