Errors in the Use of Measure Words

量词的误用

　　1. 名量词使用不当

　　Example:

　　Wrong：我喝了两个杯牛奶，他喝了一瓶啤酒。

　　Right：我喝了两杯牛奶，他喝了一瓶啤酒。

　　In Chinese,a noun can carry only one measure word. In the present sentence,there are two measure word before “牛奶”and “啤酒”.Whether to delete “个”or“杯”and “瓶”depends on which one of them does not match the two nouns.The measure words for “牛奶”or“啤酒” are often the names of certain containers or vessels.Liquids like “牛奶”and“啤酒”are usually held in such containers as “瓶”,“杯”,“碗”,etc.Thus“杯”and“瓶”are the proper measure words to go with“牛奶”or“啤酒”.“个”mustbe deleted.

　　Example:

　　Wrong：我认识那位人。

　　Right：我认识那位老师。

　　Right：我认识那个人。

　　“位”is normally used before nouns of appellstion to show respect.This sentence may be corrected in two ways :one is to replace“人.”by“老师”,the other is to replace“位”with“个”.