词性混淆误用一直是TOEEL考题中最重要的命题形式。它与“基本句子结构”（本书要点之1）和“平行结构”（本书要点之4）组成TOEEL命题的三大焦点。有关词性混淆的试题主要集中在written Expression （16-40题）中，命题范围包括（1）并列结构中词性一致、（2）形容词与副词混淆、（3）形容词与名词混淆、（4）名词与动词混淆。其中，形容词用错的题型占此类命题的最大比例。 词性混淆常考题型及解题要点 1. 并列连词and but or结构要求词性统一
全真例题分析
（1） Bigness. Boastful. And strong. Frontiersman Mike Fink was the subject of many folk tales. （93.3）
[答案] A 并列连词and连接三个形容词，故（A）Bigness应改为Big.
（2） The success of a naval ship is determined by its seaworthiness， speedy ，and maneuverability. （92.10）
[答案] D 并列连词and连接三个名词，而speed是形容词，故应改为speed.
（3） Regulation of public utilities in the United States is carried out by locally state and federal governments. （92.5）
[答案] D 并列连词and连接三个形容词性质的词，共同修饰后面的中心词governnenrfs .而locally是副词，应改为local.
（4） In Middle Ages. Books called bestiaries were prepared in an attempt to describe animals， real or imagine， that exemplified human traits. （92.5）
[答案] B 并列连词or前面是形容词real.之后亦应是形容词imaginary.
2. 形容词错用为副词
解题要点 形容词用来修饰说明名词或名词性成分的，而副词则可修饰除名词以外的所有词性及句子成分。
全真例题分析
（1） Animal life on Prince Edward island is confined large to ducks. Pheasants. And rabbits （93.5）
[答案]C 修饰限定介词短语to ducks pheasants and rabbits 应用副词largely.
（2） The General Sherman tree a giant sequoia in California， has grown to be the world*s largest plant at approximate 272 feet tall.
[答案] D 修饰说明数词（272）应用副词approximately.
（3） Because its body is supported by water， the blue whale can grow to a size considerable larger than any land mammal alive today. （93.8）
[答案] 修饰形容词短语larger than…应用副词形式considerably.
（4） Once an important port of entry for immigrants to the United States. Island recent reopened its great hall s a museum of immigration. （92.8）
[答案] C 修饰整个句耶Ellis ls land reopened its great hall as a museum of immigration 应用副词recently，表示时间。
（5） Because their properties differ from those of their constituents. Proper alloys can gre
