【问】 (a) Joe is always overworked because the building where he works is an old one，andsomething goes wrong almost everyday.(《英语考试题典》

(b)Sunlight has come to symbolize happiness and joy. Examples of this are to be found in___language，in poetry and song.

A. each day B. everyday C. per day D. today (同上)

为什么在句(a)中用everyday是错误的，而在句(b)中用everyday却是正确的呢?

【答】 应当弄清楚，everyday是个形容词，可用作定语，如everyday English(日常英语)，ev-eryday life(日常生活)，everyday clothes(便服)。而every day(每天)是个名词短语，可用作状语。例如，We go to work every day.(我们天天上班)。在句(a)中需要用名词短语every day充当状语，而在句(b)中需要用形容词everyday充当定语。

1. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others，for they add colour to the dullroutine of everyday life. (New Concept English，Book 3，L. 31)

这种做法总是使他们赢得别人的爱戴和尊敬，因为他们给单调的日常生活增添了色彩。

2. Mathematics is a part of everyday life. (RL)

数学是日常生活的一部分。