3) 用于某些數目的表示法中例:a dozen一打,a couple一對,twice a month一月兩次
4) 用在某些疾病名稱前。例:
catch a cold 感冒, have a fever 發燒, have a headache 頭疼
5) 泛指職業。例如:
He is a teacher.
6) 用在習慣用法中:
as a result所以,as a matter of fact事實上,as a rule通常,at a loss不知所措,茫然,in a hurry匆忙,in a word 總之,have a rest 休息一會兒, all of a sudden 突然
1. 不用冠詞的情況:
1) 表示假日、季節、月份、星期的名詞,如果沒有限制性定語,或者不表示某一特定時間,前面不用冠詞。例如:
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Our summer vacation is from July to August.
Are you going home for New Year’s Day?
2) 球類、棋牌、游戲前不用冠詞。例如:
I like to play basket ball, but I don’t like to play bridge.
3) 一日三餐前不用冠詞。例如:
Dinner is ready.
What do you have for breakfast?
4) 表示顏色、語言、國家的名詞前不用冠詞。如:
Sandy can’t speak Japanese, but he can speak Chinese.
5) by 直接加交通工具名詞,不用冠詞。
Are you going to by train or by plane?
6) 大學名稱前不用冠詞(大學名稱前有of 短語時除外)
Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce
7)名詞作表語或同位語等表示領導職位時,前面常不加冠詞。
This is Mr. Smith, director of the history department.
They appointed him minister to a foreign country.
8) 習慣用法
at noon ( night, dawn, midnight ) 中午(夜晚,黎明,午夜),go to school上學,
leave school 畢業,to play volleyball 打排球,in town 在城里,in bed 躺在床上,
in hospital住院, catch fire 著火, lose heart失去信心, take place 發生, at home在家, in fact 事實上, by chance偶然, by heart通過記憶, in time 及時, out of date 過時, take part in參加 , have supper 吃晚飯
leave school 畢業,to play volleyball 打排球,in town 在城里,in bed 躺在床上,
in hospital住院, catch fire 著火, lose heart失去信心, take place 發生, at home在家, in fact 事實上, by chance偶然, by heart通過記憶, in time 及時, out of date 過時, take part in參加 , have supper 吃晚飯
注意:表示新聞標題、提綱、廣告、公告、電報、信函、書名等前不用冠詞。
4.冠詞的位置
1) 不定冠詞位置
不定冠詞常位于名詞或名詞修飾語前。注意:
a. 位于such,what,many,half等形容詞之后。例如:
I have never seen such an animal. 我從來沒見過這樣的動物。
Many a man is fit for the job. 許多人適合這崗位。
b. 當名詞前的形容詞被副詞as, so, too, how, however, enough修飾時,不定冠詞應放在形容詞之后。例如:
It is as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. 我從未這么高興過。
So short a time 如此短的時間
Too long a distance 距離太遠了
c. quite,rather與單數名詞連用,冠詞放在其后。但當rather,quite 前仍有形容詞,不定冠詞放其前后均可,如:
rather a cold day/a rather cold day。
d. 在as,though 引導的讓步狀語從句中,當表語為形容詞修飾的名詞時,不定冠詞放形容詞后。例如:
Brave a man as he is,he trembles at the sight of snakes.
他盡管勇敢,可見到蛇還是發抖。
2) 定冠詞位置
定冠詞通常位于名詞或名詞修飾語前,但放在all, both,double,half,twice,three times等詞之后,名詞之前。例如:
All the students in the class went out. 班里的所有學生都出去了。