1. 时态考点错误
时态错误几乎是短文改错中必设的改错题类。要有目的地去检查文中的每一个谓语动词的时态与上下文、语境以及该句的时间状语是否相符和一致。如:
(1) “You are my younger brother. You had it at first.”
(郴州市中考题)
【说明】had 改为have,因为这是一个一般现在时态的句子。
(2) Last week he goes to Mount Emei in Sichuan Province with his family.
(杭州市中考题)
【说明】goes改为went,与一般过去时态的时间状语last week保持一致。
(3) Not too long ago, people can’t go scuba diving on Hainan Island, or anywhere else.
(杭州市中考题)
【说明】can’t 改为couldn’t,与一般过去时态的时间状语not too long ago保持一致。
2. 语态考点错误
汉语表达习惯上有时不加“被”字也能表示被动意义,因而有些考生对被动语态不敏感。如:
(1) “Many thousands of trees must be plant every year,” he said.
(安徽省中考题)
【说明】plant改为planted,构成被动语态。
(2) “Sand can be sweeping into the air when there is a drought…”
(苏州市中考题)
【说明】sweeping改为swept,构成被动语态。
(3) He also was liked to make videos.
【说明】将was删去,因为这不是一个被动句。