英文作文連接詞：9 個最常被扣分的錯誤

連接詞是英文作文裡最容易「看起來對、其實錯」的地方。中文的「雖然……但是……」「因為……所以……」習慣直接搬進英文，老師一眼就看得出來。

下面 9 個錯誤，幾乎每一份國高中作文都會出現至少一個。每一條都附上錯誤句、正確句，和一句話就能自己檢查的判斷法。

1. however 不能直接連接兩個句子

• ✗ The bus was late, however I still got to class on time.
• ✓ The bus was late; however, I still got to class on time.
• ✓ The bus was late. However, I still got to class on time.

判斷法：however 是副詞，不是連接詞。前面要用句號或分號斷開，後面加逗號。只想用逗號連接的話，改用 but。

2. although 和 but 不能同一句一起用

• ✗ Although the quiz was short, but it was surprisingly hard.
• ✓ Although the quiz was short, it was surprisingly hard.
• ✓ The quiz was short, but it was surprisingly hard.

判斷法：中文說「雖然……但是……」，英文只能二選一。although 和 but 各自都已經表達了轉折。

3. despite 後面不接完整句子

• ✗ Despite it was raining, the match went on.
• ✓ Despite the rain, the match went on.
• ✓ Although it was raining, the match went on.

判斷法：despite 和 in spite of 後面接名詞或 V-ing；要接「主詞＋動詞」的句子，改用 although。

4. because 和 because of 不能互換

• ✗ We stayed indoors because of it was too cold.
• ✓ We stayed indoors because it was too cold.
• ✓ We stayed indoors because of the cold.

判斷法：because 後面接句子，because of 後面接名詞。due to 和 because of 一樣，只接名詞。

5. such as 後面接名詞，不接句子

• ✗ I enjoy outdoor activities, such as I go hiking every weekend.
• ✓ I enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking and cycling.
• ✓ I enjoy outdoor activities. For example, I go hiking every weekend.

判斷法：such as 是在列舉東西；要舉一個完整的例子，用 for example 或 for instance 開頭。

6. so that 和 so … that 意思不同

• so that 表示目的：She left home early so that she could catch the first train.（她早出門，是為了趕上第一班車）
• so ＋形容詞＋ that 表示結果：The soup was so hot that I had to wait five minutes.（湯太燙，結果我得等五分鐘）
• ✗ The library was so noisy so that I couldn't focus.
• ✓ The library was so noisy that I couldn't focus.

判斷法：中間夾著形容詞的是「結果」，只用一個 that；後面接 can／could 說明「為了做到什麼」的是「目的」。

7. 不要寫 According to me

• ✗ According to me, homework should be optional.
• ✓ In my opinion, homework should be optional.
• ✓ I believe homework should be optional.

判斷法：according to 用來引用別人或資料來源（according to the survey、according to the teacher），不用在自己身上。

8. hardly 本身就是否定

• ✗ I can't hardly hear you.
• ✓ I can hardly hear you.

判斷法：hardly、barely、scarcely 都已經帶有「幾乎不」的意思，再加 not 就變成雙重否定。

9. e.g. 和 i.e. 不一樣

• e.g. ＝「例如」，後面舉的只是其中幾個例子：Bring something to drink (e.g. water or tea).
• i.e. ＝「也就是」，後面是把前面講清楚、只有這一個意思：The test is on the last day of term (i.e. Friday).

判斷法：後面能接「等等」的是 e.g.；後面是唯一答案的是 i.e.。正式作文裡兩個都建議放在括號內使用，正文用 for example 和 that is 更穩。

寫完作文，花一分鐘檢查

1. 把所有 however 圈起來，看前面是不是句號或分號。
2. 找 although，確認同一句裡沒有 but。
3. 找 despite、because of、such as，確認後面接的是名詞，不是句子。
4. 找 hardly，確認前面沒有 not。

這四步就能抓到大部分的連接詞錯誤。