English Common Error 20181525

如找到以下句子的錯誤，不妨留言討論。


As it was raining we decided to stay indoor.
由於下雨，我們決定留在屋內。


Nowadays young people want to be independent from their parents.
現今年輕人總是想離開父母過獨立生活。


The increase of crime is accelerating.
罪案的增長正在加快。









(Answer)
✔As it was raining we decided to stay indoors.

Indoor is an adjective (indoor 是形詞，只能修飾名詞，如): 'an indoor swimming pool', 'indoor games'.
Indoors in an adverb. (indoors 是副詞，可修飾動詞，如上句的 indoors 是修飾 to stay 的。)

✔Nowadays young people want to be independent of their parents.

independent of someone/something, NOT from
注意：independent of someone/something 中的 of 不可用 from 替代。

✔The increase in crime is accelerating.

an increase in something, NOT of
指"某事物的增長"，用 an increase in something, 其中的 in 不可用 of 替代。