英文中所有字母都按字母順序排列的最長單字是 “almost”。
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Ada is prettier than Amy.
- Ada is prettier than Amy. (艾達比艾美漂亮) (正)
- Ada is more prettier than Amy. (誤)
解說：prettier 已經是 pretty 的比較級，不可再使用表示「更多，更加」的比較級副詞 more，否則就變成了「雙重比較級」(double comparatives)，即「more + 比較級」。這是一項常見的錯誤，尤其是在講話時。同樣地，「雙重最高級」(double superlatives)，即「most + 最高級」，也是常見的文法錯誤，必須避免。例如：
- She is the richest woman in Taiwan. (她是台灣最有錢的女人) (正)
- She is the most richest woman in Taiwan. (誤)
英文最常用的子音字母
英文最常用的子音字母是 “r”，其次是 “t”。
Formosan clouded leopards, which, as their name suggests, are native to Taiwan, are extinct.
- Formosan clouded leopards, which, as their name suggests, are native to Taiwan, are extinct. (台灣雲豹 － 顧名思義，為台灣土生的動物 － 已滅絕) (正)
- Formosan clouded leopards which, as their name suggests, are native to Taiwan are extinct. (誤)
解說：關係子句 “which are native to Taiwan” 係 Formosan clouded leopards 的額外補充資料，須為非限定性子句 (non-restrictive clause)，亦即其前後都要有逗點。
英文最常用的母音字母
英文最常用的母音字母是 “e”，其次是 “a”。
envelop 和 envelope 之對與錯
- We advanced silently to envelop the enemy from the right. (我們悄悄地推進，從右側包圍敵軍) (正)
- We advanced silently to envelope the enemy from the right. (誤)
解說：envelop 意為「包住；籠罩；包圍」(動詞)；envelope 意為「信封」(名詞)。
英文中唯一含有倒序全部 5 個母音字母的單字
英文中唯一含有倒序全部 5 個母音字母 (u, o, i, e, a) 的單字是 “subcontinental” (次大陸的)。
A bag of potatoes was discovered in his car.
- A bag of potatoes was discovered in his car. (他的車上被發現一袋馬鈴薯) (正)
- A bag of potatoes were discovered in his car. (誤)
解說：「A bag of + 複數可數名詞」若當句子的主詞，其真正的主詞為 bag，後面須接單數動詞，亦即句子的主動詞須與 bag 一致，而不是跟複數可數名詞一致。介系詞片語「of + 複數可數名詞」係當形容詞用，修飾 bag，對動詞沒有影響。除 a bag of 外，a box of, a pack of 等片語的用法亦同。
英文中含有正序全部 5 個母音字母的單字
英文中含有正序全部 5 個母音字母 (a, e, i, o, u) 的單字只有兩個：”abstemious” (節儉的；有節制的) 和 “facetious” (亂開玩笑的；荒唐可笑的)。
I like some desserts. They are ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and apple pie.
- I like some desserts. They are ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and apple pie. (我喜歡若干飯後甜點。它們是冰淇淋、草莓蛋糕和蘋果派) (正)
- I like some desserts. They are: ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and apple pie. (誤)
解說：冒號 (colon) (:) 的前面 (左邊) 須為獨立子句 (independent clause)，而 “They are” 並非獨立子句。下句為一個正確使用冒號的句子：
- I like the following desserts: Ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and apple pie. (我喜歡下列飯後甜點：冰淇淋、草莓蛋糕和蘋果派)