stripping

grammar · medium

易错句子The stripping the old paint took two hours.

正确表达The stripping of the old paint took two hours.

stripping 在这里是名词，后面接动作对象时必须用介词 of，构成 the stripping of X；汉语“剥旧漆”可以名词直接带宾语，但英语名词不能这样用，所以补上 of 才合语法。

grammar · medium

易错句子This method requires fewer stripping than the old one.

正确表达This method requires less stripping than the old one.

stripping 表示“剥除/汽提”这一过程时是不可数名词，修饰不可数名词要用 less，不能用 fewer；fewer 只能修饰可数复数名词。

grammar · medium

易错句子The stripping of the wires were carefully done.

正确表达The stripping of the wires was carefully done.

句子的主语是单数名词 stripping，谓语动词要用单数 was；of the wires 只是修饰语，其中的复数 wires 不能决定主谓一致。