英语语法笔记——冠词

冠词

a/an

使用方法

依据发音,辅音音素前:a,元音音素前:an

英语语法笔记——冠词
eg.

  • a ticket, a bicycle, a shop, a holiday, a day, a student, a one-pound coin, a university student, a bus, a student, a house, a VIP, a useful book, a unit, a one-hour lesson, a European

  • an exercise, an American, an afternoon, an airpot, an address, an old man, an English student, an uncle, an hour’s lesson, an elephant, an X-ray, an honest man

ps. 如果单数名词前有形容词进行修饰,则与形容词保持一致

eg.

  • a car (expensive) —— an
  • a friend (old) —— an
  • a child (unhappy) —— an
  • an uncle (rich) —— a
  • an exercise (hard) —— a
  • a language (European) —— a

基本用法

  1. 描述事物
  2. 介绍职业
    eg.
    He’s a cook.
    She’s a hairdresser.

特殊用法

  1. with/without/as后
    eg.
    I did the translation with a dictionary.
    You cannot get in without a ticket.
    I work as a teacher.
  2. haven’t / hasn’t got 后
    eg.
    I haven’t got an email.
    I didn’t listen to the program; I haven’t got a radio.
  3. 感叹句what后
    eg.
    What a crazy idea.
  4. hundred/thousand/million前

用one不用a/an的情况总结

  1. 和another/other/others进行对照的时候
    eg.
    One girl wanted to go out, but the others wanted to stay at home.
  2. 习惯表达,如one day/only one/just one等
    eg.
    One day, I’ll take you to meet my family.
  3. 与hundred和thousand搭配来突出正式语气
  4. 数量的准确性很重要,如exactly

eg.
One day last year - it was a very hot afternoon in June - I was hurrying to get home. I was about an hour late - well, to be precise, exactly one hour and ten minute: I had missed my train.

Anyway, there was a woman standing under the trees, and there were several children with her. I saw one child clearly - she was a lovely dark-haired girl - but I only heard the others. Suddenly a strange thing happened. The girl took some stones out of her pocket, and threw one stone after another into the air.

the

发音

元音音素前:
the beginning, the time, the horse, the European, the woman, the place
辅音音素前:
the office, the hour, the end, the address, the old man, the American

基本用法

  1. 特指:对话双方都知道说的是哪个人/哪件事/哪个物
  2. only/序数词/*前(日期前不加the,使用零冠词)
    eg.
  • Sarah’s the most intelligent person in our family.
  • I’ve got a present for you.
  • John’s the only boy in the class.
  • What time is the first train tomorrow morning?
  • Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
  • Would you like a cup of coffee?
  1. 第二次出现的对象用the进行限定

eg.
This is a true story. Once I went into a big sports shop because I wanted a sports bag. An assistant came up to me, and I told him what I wanted. The assistant brought me three different bags. I chose the smallest one and paid for it.

The assistant put the bag in a large plastic bag. I told him one bag was enough, and asked him to take the bag out of the other bag. He did so, but he looked very unhappy as I walked out of the shop.

特殊用法

  1. the same
    eg.
    My hair is the same color as my mother’s.
    Peter and I work in the same office.
  2. the country/ sea/ mountains
    eg.
    Would you like to live in the country?
    We usually go to the mountains at Christmas.
  3. on the left/ right
    eg.
    Anne’s house is the first on the left.
  4. at the top/ bottom/ side/ front/ back
    eg.
    My room is at the top of the house.
  5. in the middle
  6. at/ to the middle
  7. at/ to the cinema/ theater
    eg.
    We are going to the theater tonight.
  8. on the radio

【the】 VS 【a/an】

【特指】 VS 【泛指】
【单复】 VS 【单数】
eg.

  • Look - that’s John walking across the street.
  • Can I use the bathroom?
  • I need an English-French dictionary - have you got one?
  • I know a good restaurant - shall I reserve a table for tonight?
  • Where’s the teacher? She’s very late.
  • I walked up to her house, rang the bell and opened the door.
  • He lives in a small village.
  • I’m leaving on the 4:30 bus.
  • Which is your coat? The green one.
  • Claire’s looking for a new job.
  • Why are you looking at the sky?
  • I want a long holiday in the sun.
  • Who’s the man i your office?
  • I’ll meet you at 4:30 at the bus shop outside the police station.

零冠词

基本用法

  1. 复数名词前,表泛指概念;
  2. 不可数名词前,尤其是表“材质”时:
    eg.
    Shoes are made of plastic.
    Socks are made of wool.

【A/AN】 VS 【零冠词】

单数名词前:a/ an
复数名词或不可数名词前:零冠词

eg.
My name’s Sandra. I’m tall and slim. I’ve got / blue eyes, a small nose, a big mouth and / dark hair. i think I’ve got a nice smile. I wear / glasses.

Sandra’s got a very friendly face with a lovely smile. She’s got / long dark hair and / blue eyes. She’s got / long legs, and she’s very pretty. She’s wearing a blue dress today. She’s got a nice voice.

【A/AN】 VS 【零冠词】

单数名词前:a/an
复数名词或不可数名词前:零冠词

【THE】 VS 【零冠词】

【特指】 VS 【泛指】
eg.

特指 泛指
The people in that house are funny. People are funny.
The music’s too loud, can you turn it down? I like music
Could you pass the sugar? Sugar is fattening.
Why are the dogs barking? She’s interested in dogs and horses.

【单数】 VS 【复数】
eg.

  • Books are expensive in my country.
  • ‘Where shall I put the books?’ ‘On the floor.’
  • Japanese is a difficult language for English people.
  • Old people often forget things.
  • I like talking to the old ladies who live in that house.
  • Life is sometimes hard.

高级用法

  1. 人名、语言名以及绝大多数地名Name without the
    eg.
    人名:Prince Charles、 Benjamin、 Aunt Elizabeth
    语言名:Japanese、 English、 Spanish
    大陆:Africa Asia Europe America
    国名:China Cuba
    州名:Texas
    湖名:Lake Baikal 贝加尔湖
    山名:Mount Everest 喜马拉雅山
    城市名:Wuhan
    街道名:Wall Street 华尔街
    广场名:Time Square时代广场
    公园名:Hyde Park

    ex.

  • Queensland is in Australia.
  • They speak Spanish in Peru.
  • Oxford Street is in the center of London.
  • Here’s a postcard from Uncle Eric. He’s been swimming in Lake Superior.
  1. 少数Name with the
  • 少数地名
    沙漠:the Sahara Desert
    河名:the Thames 泰晤士河
    海名:the Mediterranean 地中海
    大洋名:the Pacific (Ocean)、the Indian
    (Ocean)、 the Atlantic (Ocean)
  • 复数地名
    the United Stated
    the Netherlands 荷兰
  • 含Republic/ Kingdom的国名
    the United Kingdom
    the Czech Republic 捷克*
  • 全球化的大区
    the West 西方
    the Middle East 中东
    the Far East 远东

eg.

  • Ann’s just come back from the Himalayas.
  • My sister works in Netherlands.
  • I’d like to learn Japanese.
  • My parents are on holiday in the People’s *.
  • Here’s a photo of Benjamin in Trafalgar Square.
  • Alan’s living in a small town near the Mediterranean.
  • We have friends in Ireland.
  • Wales is the smallest country in the Great Britain.
  • There are a lot of Spanish-speaking people in the USA.
  • I once went on a boat on the Rhine.
  • We’re going to drive right across Europe.
  1. 建筑物Names with the
  • the Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
  • the Great Pyramid 金字塔
  • the Globe Theater 全球剧院
  • the British Museum 大英博物馆
  • the Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔
  • the Marriott Hotel 万豪酒店
  1. 建筑物Names without the
  • 姓名 + Airport/ Station/ Cathedral/ University/ Palace/ Castle/ School
    eg.
    Cambridge University
    Edinburgh Castle 爱丁堡(苏格兰首府)
    Milan Central Station 米兰*车站
    Duomo 多莫大教堂
    St.Paul’s Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂
  • 名字‘s前用零冠词

ex.

  • the Taj Mahal
  • the Old Steak House
  • / Birmingham Airport
  • the New Theater
  • the National Gallery of Modern Art
  • / Canterbury Cathedral
  • the Central Museum
  • the Sheraton Hotel
  • / Jenner’s Hotel
  • / American English
  • the Blue Train Restaurant
  • / Florida
  • / Lake Michigan
  • the Mississippi (River)
  • / New York
  • / paris
  • the Rocky Mountains
  • / Egypt
  • the Whitehall Theater
  • / Asia
  • the Dominican Republic
  • the Gobi Desert
  • the Metropolitan Museum
  • / Mount Kenya
  • the North Sea
  • / Regent Street
  • / Trafalgar Square
  • the White House
  • the Far East