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不定冠词与定冠词辨析归纳
表示乐器的名词前一般用定冠词the,但前面如果出现定语修饰,也可能用不定冠词a,an。例如:
He starts his day by playing the violin
He is playing a borrowed violin
表示语言的名词前一般不用冠词,但后面如果出现language一词,前面需加定冠词the。例如:
English=the English language; French=the French language
介词与表示交通工具的名词连用表示笼统的方式,前面一般不用冠词,但如果名词的前面出现了修饰语,前面需加冠词。例如:
He went to the station by car.
He went to the station in a black car/in his car.
turn用作系动词时,后面作表语的单数名词前不用冠词。例如:
He turned writer many years later.
He became a writer many years later.
表示世界上无二的事物的名词前一般加定冠词the;但如果名词前有修饰语,也可能用不定冠词a,an。例如:
the world,a peaceful world,the moon,a bright moon
表示一日三餐的名词前面一般不用冠词,但前面如果有定语修饰,也可能用不定冠词a,an。例如:
Have you had supper?
We had a wonderful supper.
特别提示注意下面三种情况:
①拼写以辅音字母开头却发元音音素的单词用an;例如以下单词:hour,honest,honor等。
②在以下英文字母前用an:a,e,j,o,f,h,l,m,n,r,s,x。因为这12个字母是以元音音素开头的。例如:You have dropped an“m”in the word climb.
③拼写以元音字母开头,拼读却以辅音音素开头的单词用a,例如以下单词:useful,university,usual,European,united,one-eyed,one-way等。
几组词辨析
①in hospital住院 in the hospital在医院
②in prison在坐牢 in the prison在监狱
③in front of在……前面 in the front of在……前部
④by bus乘公共汽车 in a bus坐在公共汽车里
⑤at table在吃饭 at the table在餐桌旁#p#副标题#e#
⑥in charge of负责 in the charge of由……负责
⑦out of question不成问题 out of the question不可能
⑧go to church去做礼拜 go to the church到教堂去
⑨take place发生 take the place (of)代替
⑩at sea在海上航行 at the sea在海边
高考试题
(1) After a hour or so we began to feel very frightened. (a 改为 an,因 hour 读音以元音开头) (卷)
(2) I decided to climb the tree to see where we were. (the 改为 a,因此处并非特指,而是泛指) (卷)
(2) Some people read the books or watch television while others have sports. (去掉 the,因这里的 books 表泛指,不表特指) (卷)
(3) Good health is person’s most valuable possession. (person’s 前加 a,这里的 a 表泛指) (卷)
(4) Modern people know more about the health, have better food, and live in clearer surroundings. (去掉 the,因health 表泛指) (卷)
(5) There is public library in every town in Britain. (public library 前加 a,因这里的 public library 是单数可数名词表泛指,故在其前用 a) (卷)
(6) Maybe you could come during a winter holidays. (a 改为 the,因从含义上看,此处的 winter holidays 属特指或者是谈话双方都知道的) (卷)
(7) Today I visited the Smiths — my first visit to a American family. (a 改为 an,因 American 的读音以元音开头) (卷)
(8) Each player must obey captain, who is the leader of the team. (captain 前加冠词 the,captain 为特指) (卷)
(9) Some wanted to see the programme while others preferred another. (the 改为 one,one 与下一行的 another 构成“一个……另一个”) (卷)
(10) I’ll take this chance to wish you wonderful time on your birthday. (wonderful 前加 a,该表达与 have a good time 类似,其中的 a 不可省) (北京春季卷)
(11) Suddenly, I caught a sight of my English teacher in the crowd. (去掉 a,catch sight of 是习语,意为“看见、瞥见”) (卷)
(12) For example, when I was a child, the rain was a mystery(奥秘). (去掉 the,rain 在此泛指) (北京春季卷)
(13) We may be one family and live under a same roof. (a 改为 the,因 same 前应用定冠词) (卷)
(14) As everyone knows, it’s famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals.(在 famous 前加 a,注意 mountain 是单数可数名词) (卷)
(15) My teacher advised me to keep my diary. (my diary 改为 a diary,keep a diary 意为“写日记”) (卷)