He is very careful in doing everything/*anything.

[sitifan]

1. *He is very careful in doing anything. (incorrect)
2. He is very careful in doing everything. (correct)
[quoted from An Analysis of Typical English Errors of Chinese Students]
Is #1 acceptable to native speakers?

 

[teechar]

[quoted from An Analysis of Typical English Errors of Chinese Students]

That is not a proper citation. Please provide the name of the author, publisher, year, or at least a link to where it might be found on the internet.

 

[sitifan]

That is not a proper citation. Please provide the name of the author, publisher, year, or at least a link to where it might be found on the internet.

https://books.google.com.tw/books/about/中国学生英语典型错误分析.html?id=EPjJMAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Title: An Analysis of Typical English Errors of Chinese Students
Author: The Commercial Press International Co., Ltd.
Publisher: The Commercial Press, 1999

ISBN	7801031598, 9787801031594

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

He is very careful about everything he does.

I think you could use "anything" instead of "everything" there.

 

[Tarheel]

@sitifan Fixed!

I'll have to clean these glasses more often.