conforming

grammar · medium

易错句子He is conforming the rules.

正确表达He is conforming to the rules.

conform是不及物动词，需接介词to才能带宾语，中文学习者易受中文‘遵守规则’影响而误用为及物动词。

grammar · medium

易错句子She is confirming to the tradition.

正确表达She is conforming to the tradition.

学习者易混淆conform和confirm，前者意为‘遵从’，后者意为‘确认’，拼写和发音相近导致错误。

grammar · medium

易错句子The building is conforming with the local style.

正确表达The building is conforming to the local style.

conform习惯搭配介词to而非with，但学习者可能受中文‘与…一致’中‘与’的影响而误用with。