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。接下来出国留学网小编为您解析词性混淆常考题型及解题要点，以下是详细内容，希望能对你有所帮助。
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
D 修饰说明数词(272)应用副词approximately.
(3) Be...