mashed

grammar · medium

易错句子We had mashed for dinner.

正确表达We had mashed potatoes for dinner.

mashed 是形容词，不能单独作名词使用；必须加上被修饰的名词，如 potatoes，才能表示‘土豆泥’。

grammar · medium

易错句子I ate a mashed potatoes.

正确表达I ate some mashed potatoes.

mashed potatoes 是复数形式，不能用不定冠词 a 直接修饰复数名词；表示不确定的数量应用 some。

grammar · medium

易错句子The potatoes are enough mashed.

正确表达The potatoes are mashed enough.

enough 修饰形容词时必须放在形容词之后；表示‘足够碎’应说 mashed enough，不能说 enough mashed。