Articles usage - 英语冠词用法专业详解

Articles

What this handout is about

Because the article system is so complex and often idiosyncratic, it is especially difficult for non-native English speakers to master. This handout explains three basic rules that are the foundation of the article system and two basic questions that will help you choose the correct article in your writing. It provides examples of articles being used in context, and it ends with a section on special considerations for nouns in academic writing.

Using this handout

As you use the handout, try to keep three things in mind:

First, this handout will be most effective if you use it as a tool. Every time you read this handout, read it along side another piece of writing (a journal article, a magazine, a web page, a novel, a text book, etc.). Locate a few nouns in the reading, and use the handout to analyze the article usage. If you practice a little bit at a time, this kind of analysis can help you develop a natural sensitivity to this complex system.

Second, using articles correctly is a skill that develops over time through lots of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Think about the rules in this handout, but also try to pay attention to how articles are being used in the language around you. Simply paying

attention can also help you develop a natural sensitivity to this complex system.

Finally, although using the wrong article may distract a reader’s attention, it usually does not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning. So be patient with yourself as you learn.

Basic rules

This is a simple list, but understanding it and remembering it is crucial to using articles correctly.

Rule # 1: Every time a noun is mentioned, the writer is referring to:

1. All of them everywhere,

2. One of many, or

3. This one exactly

Rule # 2: Every kind of reference has a choice of articles:

1. All of them everywhere…(?, a/an, the)

2. One of many……………..(?, a/an)

3. This one exactly…………(?, the)

(? = no article)

Rule # 3: The choice of article depends upon the noun and the context. This will be explained more fully below.

Basic questions

To choose the best article, ask yourself these questions:

1. “What do I mean? Do I mean all of them everywhere, one of many, or this one exactly?”

2. “What kind of noun is it? Is it countable or not? Is it singular or plural? Does it have any

special rules?”

Your answers to these questions will usually determine the correct article choice, and the following sections will show you how.

When you mean “all of them everywhere”

Talking about “all of them everywhere” is also called “generic reference.” We use it to make generalizations: to say something true of all the nouns in a particular group, like an entire species of animal.

When you mean “all of them everywhere,” you have three article choices: ?, a/an, the. The choice of article depends on the noun. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”

1. Non-count nouns = no article (?)

a. Temperature is measured in degrees.

b. Money makes the world go around.

2. Plural nouns = no article (?)

a. Volcanoes are formed by pressure under the earth’s surface.

b. Quagga zebras were hunted to extinction.

3. Singular nouns = the

a. The computer is a marvelous invention.

b. The elephant lives in family groups.

Note

: We use this form (the + singular) most often in technical and scientific writing to

generalize about classes of animals, body organs, plants, musical instruments, and

complex inventions. We do not use this form for simple inanimate objects, like books or coat racks. For these objects, use (? + plural).

1. Singular nouns = a/an (when a single example represents the entire group)

In certain situations, we always use “a” or “an.” These situations include:

1. Referring to something that is one of a number of possible things.

Example: My lab is planning to purchase a new microscope. (Have you chosen one

yet? No, we’re still looking at a number of different models.)

2. Referring to one specific part of a larger quantity.

Example: Can I have a bowl of cereal and a slice of toast? (Don’t you want the

whole box of cereal and the whole loaf of bread? No, thanks. Just a bowl and a

slice will be fine.)

3. With certain indefinite quantifiers.

Example: We met a lot of interesting people last night. (You can also say “a bunch

of” or “a ton of” when you want to be vague about the exact quantity. Note that

these expressions are all phrases: a + quantifier + of.)

Exception: “A few of” does not fit this category. See Number 8 in the next section

for the correct usage of this expression.

4. Specifying information associated with each item of a grouping.

Example: My attorney asked for $200 an hour, but I’ll offer him $200 a week

instead. (In this case, “a” can substitute for the word “per.”)

5. Introducing a noun to the reader for the first time (also called “first mention”). Use

“the” for each subsequent reference to that noun if you mean “this one exactly.”

Example: I presented a paper last month, and my advisor wants me to turn the

paper into an article. If I can get the article written this semester, I can take a

break after that! I really need a break!

Note

: The writer does not change from “a break” to “the break” with the second mention

because she is not referring to one break in particular (“this break exactly”). It’s

indefinite—any break will be fine!!

When you mean “this one exactly”

Talking about “this one exactly” is also called “definite reference.” We use it when both the reader and the writer can identify the exact noun that is being referred to.

When you mean “this one exactly,” you have two article choices: ?, the. The choice of article depends on the noun and on the context. Ask yourself, “What kind of noun is it?”

1. (Most) Proper nouns = no article (?)

a. My research will be conducted in Luxembourg.

b. Dr. Homer inspired my interest in Ontario.

Note: Some proper nouns do require “the.” See the special notes on nouns below.

2. Non-count nouns = the

a. Step two: mix the water with the boric acid.

b. The laughter of my children is contagious.

3. Plural nouns = the

a. We recruited the nurses from General Hospital.

b. The projects described in your proposal will be fully funded.

4. Singular nouns = the

a. Bring the umbrella in my closet if it looks like rain.

b. Did you get the visa you applied for?

In certain situations, we always use “the” because the noun or the context makes it clear that we’re talking about “this one exactly.” The context might include the words surrounding the noun or the context of knowledge that people share. Examples of these situations include:

1. Unique nouns

a. The earth rotates around the sun.

b. The future looks bright!

2. Shared knowledge (both participants know what’s being referred to, so it’s not

necessary to specify with any more details)

a. The boss just asked about the report.

b. Meet me in the parking lot after the show.

3. Second mention (with explicit first mention)

a. I found a good handout on English articles. The handout is available online.

b. You can get a giant ice cream cone downtown. If you can eat the cone in five

seconds, you get another one free.

4. Second mention (with implied first mention—this one is very, very common)

a. Dr. Frankenstein performed a complicated surgery. He said the patient is

recovering nicely. (“The patient” is implied by “surgery”—every surgery has a

patient.)

b. My new shredder works fabulously! The paper is completely destroyed. (Again,

“the paper” is implied by “shredder.”)

5. Ordinals and superlatives (first, next, primary, most, best, least, etc.)

a. The first man to set foot on the moon…

b. The greatest advances in medicine…

6. Specifiers (sole, only, principle, etc.)

a. The sole purpose of our organization is…

b. The only fact we need to consider is…

7. Restricters (words, phrases, or clauses that restrict the noun to one definite meaning)

a. Study the chapter on osmosis for the test tomorrow.

b. Also study the notes you took at the lecture that Dr. Science gave yesterday.

8. Plural nouns in partitive -of phrases (phrases that indicate parts of a larger whole)

(Note: Treat “of the” as a chunk in these phrases—both words in or both words out)

a. Most of the international students (emphasis on part of the group)

b. Most international students (emphasis on the group as a whole)

c. Several of the risk factors (emphasis on part of the group)

d. Several risk factors (emphasis on the group as a whole)

e. A few of the examples (emphasis on part of the group)

f. A few examples (emphasis on the group as a whole)

Note:

“Few examples” is different from “a few examples”. Compare:

The teacher gave a few good examples. (emphasizes the presence of good examples) The teacher gave few good examples. (emphasizes the lack of good examples)

Article flowchart

For the more visually oriented, this flowchart sketches out the basic rules and basic questions.

Some notes about nouns

Uncountable nouns

As the name suggests, uncountable nouns (also called non-count or mass nouns) are things

Places (collective, regional, “the”): the Great Lakes, the Middle East, the Caribbean Note: Proper nouns in theory names may or may not take articles

When a person’s name is part of a theory, device, principle, law, etc., use “the” when the name does not have a possessive apostrophe. Do not use “the” when the name has an apostrophe. Examples:

the Doppler effect Einstein’s theory of relativity

the Pareto index Murphy’s law

the Reimann hypothesis Halley’s comet

Note: Articles change when proper nouns function as adjectives

Notice how the article changes with “Great Lakes” in the examples below. When place names are used as adjectives, follow the article rule for the noun they are modifying.

Examples:

I’m studying …

…the Great Lakes. (as noun)

…a Great Lakes shipwreck.(as adjective with “one of many” singular noun)

…the newest Great Lakes museum. (as adjective with “this one exactly” singular

noun)

…Great Lakes shipping policies. (as adjective with “one of many” plural noun)

…Great Lakes history. (as adjective with “one of many” uncountable noun)

高考英语语法填空--1冠词

第一集语法填空核心考点考点突破 ——冠词——与名词共生共存 【考向聚焦】 冠词是虚词，本身不能单独使用，也没有词义，常放在名词前面帮助说明名词的含义。冠词分为不定冠词a，an和定冠词the两种。纵观近三年高考题可知，冠词一直是必考内容。其考查的重点主要有：冠词的基本用法；在固定结构中和具体语境中的用法；冠词的特殊用法；冠词在句子中的位置。对应学生用书P1 用适当的冠词填空 1．(2013?福建，21) The “Chinese Dream” is ________ dream to improve people's wellbeing and ________ dream of harmony，peace and development. 解析考查冠词。根据句意，中国梦是一个……的梦和一个……的梦，可知，两空都用不定冠词a。 答案a；a 2．(2013?江西，32)Animals are obviously ________ lower form of life than ________ man. 解析考查冠词。第一空表示“一种生命的形式”；第二空man表“人类”，不用冠词。 答案a；不填 3．(2013?山东，22)It was________cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across________night sky. 解析考查冠词用法。第一空“一个寒冷的冬夜”，应用不定冠词a；第二空“夜

空”，指独一无二的事物用定冠词the。 答案a；the 4．(2013?江西，19)Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ________ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in ________ thirteenth century. 解析考查冠词。第一空指独一无二的事物用the；第二空为固定短语，表示在多少世纪“in the－th century”，需加定冠词。 答案the；the 5．(2013?浙江，15)People develop ________ preference for a particular style of learning at ________ early age and these preferences affect learning. 解析考查冠词。短语a preference for...意为“对……的偏好”；at an early age 意为“在年纪很小时”，故均填不定冠词。 答案a；an 6．(2013?重庆，32)The parents were shocked by ________ news that their son needed ________ operation on his knee. 解析考查冠词。第一空news后带有that引导的同位语从句，故应该特指；第二空译为“他们的儿子需要做一个手术”，使用不定冠词。 答案the；an 7．(2012?新课标全国)Sarah looked at ________ finished painting with ________ satisfaction. 解析考查冠词的用法。句意：Sarah满意地看着那幅完工的油画。根据painting 前的修饰成分finished可知是特指那幅画；后一个空格后的satisfaction是抽象名词并且表示泛指，不用冠词。

【最新】湖南中考英语：冠词用法详解

冠词部分 【复习目标】 ▲掌握定冠词与不定冠词的用法。 【课前准备】 ?要求学生对冠词的用法作一归纳。 【知识要点】 （一）不定冠词a,an的用法如下： a用于辅音音素开头的词前，an用于元音音素开头的词前。 值得注意的是： A. 如果不定冠词后面第一个词以元音字母u开头就用a。例如university, useless, useful, unit, uniform 。 B. 如果不定冠词后面第一个词以不发音的h开头，而h后面第一个音的音素是元音因素，就用an。例女口hour, honest 。 C. 如果不定冠词和名词前有其他词，不定冠词的形式仍取决于它后面第一个词的语音形式。例如an actress, a beautiful actress 。 1 表示人或事物的某一类（含义相当于一类事物的任何一个） A_dictio nary is a useful, book. An_un dergr ound train can start and stop quickly. 2 用于表示数量、时间的名词前，表示"一”的意思，但数的概念没有one强烈。The plan will be ready in a day or two, once a week. _ 3 ?泛指某人或某物，但未具体说明何人、何物，如： A_boy is wait ing for me. Give me a_pe n, please. 4 用于某些固定短语中 女口：a_few, a little, a lot of, a nu mber of, just a mi nu te, i n a hurry, for a while, for_ _ a long time, a_cup of, a bottle of, have a rest, have a talk, have a fever, have a good time, have（take） a walk, have a toothache, take a bath, give_a less on _ （二）定冠词用法如下： 定冠词的用法如下： 1 ?指彼此都知道的人或事物，如： Open the door, please. Go and close the window. 2 ?特指某（些）人或某（些）事物，如： The _girl in red is my sister. The ma n over there is our En glish teacher. The book on the desk is mine. 3. 指前面提到过的人或事物，如： Here is a picture of a moder n car factory. My father works in the factory. 4 ?用在序数词和形容词最高级前，在方位词前。如：

英语冠词用法总结(完整)

英语冠词用法总结(完整) 一、单项选择冠词 1．An engineer has designed _______ robot that can work in _______ deep sea to clean waste. A．a; the B．a; a C．/; the D．the; / 【答案】A 【解析】 这题考查冠词;第一空填a，泛指“一个机器人”，第二空填the，特指“在深海”，句意是：一个工程师发明的一个机器人可以在深海工作清除废物的。选A。 2．Mr. Brown, ______ chairman of the trade union, will visit our factory in _____ month of May. A．/; the B．a; the C．the; / D．the; the 【答案】A 【解析】 这题冠词的用法：第一空不填，因为chairman是职位，第二空填the，是特指5月。选A。 3．----- Do you go to ______ church every Sunday? ----- Yes. I believe _______God blesses me all _____ time. A．the;/; the B．/ ; /; / C．a; /; the D．/; /; the 【答案】D 【解析】 考查冠词，第一空不填，表示go to church“去教堂”，第二空不填，上帝前面不加冠词，第三空填the，all the time“一直”，句意是：|你每个星期天做礼拜吗？|是的，我相信上帝会一直保佑我的。选D。 4．_______ meeting held last night was _________ great success. A．A; a B．A ; / C．The ; a D．The ; / 【答案】C 【解析】 考查冠词。The meeting为特指昨天晚上举行的会议；success作为成功的人或事，为可数名词，选C。 5．What ________ wonderful time we had at ________ Smiths’ then! A．a; 不填B．a; the C．不填；the D．the; the 【答案】B 【解析】 句意：那时我们在史密斯家有一段多么美好的日子呀！第一空：time 在这指日子，时期。是可数名词所以用a,第二空：the+ Smiths,指史密斯一家，所以选B。

中考英语冠词复习

中考英语冠词复习 一、初中英语冠词 1．As _______volunteer at the Beijing Expo 2019 （园艺博览会）,Lu Ming understands _________idea of green life better than before. A. a; an B. a; the C. the; an D. the; the 【答案】 B 【解析】【分析】句意：作为一个2019北京园艺博览会的志愿者，陆明比以前更能理解绿色生活的概念。第一空根据可数名词单数voluntee“志愿者”，可知应用不定冠词a，表“一个”；第二空根据可数名词单数idea后的定语of green life “绿色生活的”，可知为特指，应用定冠词the，故选B。 【点评】考查冠词。注意不定冠词用于泛指，定冠词用于特指。 2．The bed piano allows a music lover to play ______ piano while he is lying in bed. A. a B. an C. / D. the 【答案】 D 【解析】【分析】句意：钢琴床允许音乐爱好者躺在床上时弹奏钢琴。play后跟乐器，乐器前用定冠词the。故答案为D。 【点评】考查冠词的用法。 3．There is a pencil on the floor. pencil is Peter's. A. A B. An C. The D. / 【答案】 C 【解析】【分析】句意：在地板上有一个铅笔。这个铅笔是皮特的。本题考查定冠词the，当上文出现的名词，下文再出现时要用the。根据题意本题故选C 【点评】本题考查冠词的用法，以及a、an、the、和零冠词的用法和区别。 4．There is_________800-meter-long road in front of the school． A. a B. an C. the 【答案】 B 【解析】【分析】句意是：在学校前面有一条800米长的公路。800-meter-long 是一个复合形容词，800读作：eight hundred，是以元音音素开头的单词，前面用不定冠词an，故选B。 【点评】考查不定冠词表示数量“一”的用法。 5．—Who's ______ boy under the tree? —Bill. He's ______ active boy. A. a, an B. a, the C. the, a D. the, an 【答案】 D 【解析】【分析】句意：--树底下那个男孩是谁？--比尔。他是个活泼的男孩。a用于辅音

初中英语冠词用法总结归纳

冠词 一．不定冠词 1.不定冠词a,an A用于以辅音因素或半元音因素/j/,/w/开头的单词。 An用于元音因素开头的单词 注意:元音因素开头的单词，首字母不一定就是元音字母例如，hour,honest等单词，看起来是以辅音字母开头，但是发音时辅音字母h没有发音，而是以元音开头，因此前面应加不定冠词an。而有些单词如university,uniform等单词，是以元音字母u开头，但是读音时u 发半元音/j/开头，所以前面应加a。 2.不定冠词的用法。 （1）用于可数名词的单数前，表示数量“一”，如： I have a new pen. (2)表示一类人或物，如： An elephant is big and strong. (3)第一次提到的人或物，如： Look, a dog is running to us. (4)表示“每一”的意思，如： I go shopping once a week.

3.不定冠词的固定搭配 have a look 看一下have a good time 玩得愉快 take a break 休息一下take a walk 散步 in a hurry 急匆匆地half an hour 半小时 a lot of 许多，大量 a great deal of 大量+不可数名词a number of 许多+可数名词 a few 一些+可数名词 a little 一些+不可数名词 二．定冠词 1.定冠词the的用法 （1）特指某些人或物，例如： The woman in red dress is my mother. (2)特指前面提到过的人或物，例如： I have a dog. The dog is cute. (3)指谈话双方都知道的人或事物。 What do you think of the novel? (4)指宇宙间独一无二的东西，如： The moon is bright at night. (5)用于单数名词前表示一类人或物，如： The horse is a useful animal. (6)用于序数词前，如：、

中考英语专题复习---冠词考点详解

中考英语专题复习---冠词 考点详解 命题趋势： 冠词是一种虚词，是名词的一种标志，不能独立担任任何句子成分，只能附着在一个名词上，帮助说明其词义。对于冠词的考查，往往集中于a、an的用法区别，定冠词的用法，不用冠词的情况，习惯用语中冠词的用法等几个方面。考查形式以单项选择为主，有时也会在完形填空、完成句子等类型的题目中出现。在学习过程中，不但要掌握不同类型的冠词的用法，还要注意习惯搭配中的冠词的使用情况。 中考考查重点： 一、冠词的用法； 二、不用冠词的情况（零冠词）； 三、冠词的位置。 考向一：冠词的分类 【易错提醒】 考向二：冠词的基本用法 (一)、不定冠词a、an的用法

1. a和an都用于可数名词单数前，泛指人和物。表示可数事物中的一个。但两者用法有区别： (1)若随后的单词以辅音音素开头，用a。如：a lot of，a good idea，a pear。 (2)若随后的单词以元音音素开头，用an。如：an example，an orange，an apple。 注意：某些以元音字母开头的单词用a，因为其第一个音是/j/。如：a university，a European language。 某些以字母h 开头的单词用an，因为这些单词的＂h＂不发音。如：an honest boy，an hour ago。 【知识拓展】 1. 同源宾语前不定冠词的使用：动宾短语中，与动词＂同源＂的名词前一般要加不定冠诃，如： sleep a sound sleep 睡得很香fight a hard fight 进行艰苦的斗争； dream a sweet dream 做一个甜美的梦live a happy life 过幸福的生活； smile an attractive smile 笑得迷人 2. 惯用短语中的不定冠词 have a word with sb 同某人谈话have a try 试一下

英语冠词用法

冠词的用法 一：冠词的定义 冠词是置于名词之前，对名词起限制作用的一种虚词。 冠词可以说是名词的一种标志，它不能离开名词而独立存在。 二：冠词的种类 1. 定冠词: the 2. 不定冠词: a / an 当紧跟不定冠词之后的单词是辅音发音开头时,不定冠词应该用a, 当紧跟不定冠词之后的单词是元音发音开头时,不定冠词应该用an.。 a + [辅音……] a wallet, a European country an + [元音…… ] an hour, an 8-year-old boy 三：冠词的位置 冠词一般要放到名词或名词短语（形容词+名词、副词+形容词+名词、或其它修饰语+名词）的前面。如：the last few days.最近几天 a very lovely girl 但是以下情况例外： 1）all/both/half/+the+(形容词)+名词 如：all the new cars all the friends half the books 2)what/such/many+a/an+(形容词+)单数可数名词 如：what a nice day many a time such a bad boy 3)rather/quite/half +a/an+单数可数名词 注意：这种情况下，a/an也可以放在rather/quite等前面 如：quite a long time/a quite long time rather a busy day/a rather busy day 4)exactly/just+a/an+(形容词)+名词 如：Just a moment,please. 5)as/how/so/too/however+形容词+a/an+单数可数名词 如：It was as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. 这是我度过的最愉快的一天。 She is so beautiful a girl. It is too difficult a book. 注意:在以下六种词中,只能使用其中的一种词修饰名词: 1）冠词、2）指示代词(如:this, that, these, those)、3）形容词性物主代词(如:my, your, his, her等)、4）名词所有格(如:Tom’s, the Smiths)、5）不定代词(如:every, each, any)以及6）疑问代词(如:which, what). 如： 1. 我的一位朋友(不能说: my a friend) a friend of mine 或one of my friends 2.你的这两位老师(不能说:your the two teachers) the two teachers of yours 3.哪一把伞是你的(不能说:Which an umbrella is yours) Which umbrella is yours 4. 一辆这种自行车(不能说:a this kind of bike) a bike of this kind 5.每隔几天一次(不能说:once every a few days) once every few days 四：冠词的用法 学冠词的用法必须明确两个概念： 1）泛指：一类中的任何一个个体，不明确，未指明哪一个。 2）特指：说话者和听话者都知道所指的内容。 冠词用法的总原则： 名词前用不用冠词，用哪一类冠词，通常取决于三方面因素：

人教版中考英语专题复习：冠词的用法与同步练习(有答案)

人教版初中英语专题复习：冠词的用法与同步练习 一、不定冠词a/an的用法: 1.a用于辅音发音开头的词前，而不是辅音字母前面，如：a book, a desk; 有些单词虽然是以元音字母开头，但需用a修饰，这些单词可以连成一句话： In a university, a European united a one-eyed man to steal a useful thing, then ran away along a one-way road. This is a usual thing.在一所大学里，一个欧洲人联合独眼龙偷了一件有用的东西，然后沿着一条单行道逃跑了。这是一件平常的事。 2.an用于元音发音开头的词前，而不是元音字母前，如：an apple, an hour. 有些单词虽然是以辅音字母开头，但发音却是以元音开头，这些单词可以连成一句话： An hour ago, an honest man accepted an honorable task.一个小时以前，一个诚实人接受了一项光荣任务。具体用法： 1. a/an 用于单数可数名词前,表示“某一”或者“一个”的意思. a book a boy a man a bird a dog an hour an interesting book a dangerous animal 2.表示类别：这种用法是指某人或某物属于某一种类，或者指某一种类的人或物中的任何一个或一件，或者指某一种类的人或物，但不具体说明是何人或何物。 例如： That is a pen, not a pencil. 那是钢笔而不是铅笔。（指属于某一种类） Give him a pear, please! 请给他一个梨。（指某一种类中的任何一个） An elephant is bigger than a horse. 大象比马大。 补充：和one 的区别：a/an 表示类别种类, 而one强调数量 a bus （表示是一辆公交车而不是一辆小汽车也不是火车） one bus (强调是一辆车而不是两辆或三辆) There is a cat under the chair. 椅子下面有一只猫。（强调种类） There is one cat under the chair.椅子下边有一只猫。（强调数量）

英语冠词的用法

英语冠词的用法

A very in teresti ng story. （二）、定冠词的用法 1、特指某（些）人某（些）事物，双方都知道的人或物或再次提到，基本上所有名词前都可用。 The bag in the desk is mine. Is this the book you are look ing for? Do you know the man in back? It is not the car we are look ing for. The man has found his child. I saw a film yesterday. The film was en ded at eight o'clock. Lucy bought a radio yesterday, but she found someth ing was wrong with the radio. 2、用在西洋乐器前如play the pia no/violi n/guitar/drum I like play ing the pia no 3、用于表示世界上独一无二的事物或用于自然界现象或方位名词之前。这些事物当然是特指的事物，不可能有两个以上。女口the sun the moon the earth the sky the world the win ter ni ght The sun is bigger tha n the moon. I can see a bird in the sky. I like to have a walk with the bright moon light in the evening. 4、定冠词与单数名词连用，也可以表示这一类人或事物。 The dog is not too dan ger. The cat is an ani mal. 。 The umbrella in the shop is very cheap in this seas on. 5、定冠词与形容词连用，可表示某一类人或事物。如the poor the rich the old the you ng the bli nd The woun ded were brought to the hospital. He always helps the poor. The deaf can go to this special school. 6、t he用在姓名复数之前，表示一家人。 The Gree ns is very ki nd to us. The Whites like the classic music. 。 6、用在比较级、最高级或序数词前 the +比较级??…-the +比较级.... 表示越?…越 the Ion ger you stay, the better it will be She said thee best way to lear n En glish was by readi ng En glish magaz ine. The first less on is easy. 7、用在定语从句或介词短语所修饰的名词前 The girl in red is her frie nd. （三）、不用冠词（零冠词） 1、人名、地名、国名等专有名词前通常不用冠词： Mike is En glish, but he likes Beiji ng opera

中考英语冠词讲解和考点分析

中考英语冠词讲解与考点分析 冠词是中考单项填空必考的语法项目之一,一般每年有一道小题,两个空。因为冠词用法比较灵活,往往随着语境的变化而变化,并且固定搭配和特例较多，失分的考生比较多。本文将结合中考试题,归纳冠词的考点。 第一部分：基础知识 一、冠词概述 冠词是虚词，它不能单独使用。只能附在一个名词上说明这个名词。冠词分为不定冠a(an)词和定冠词the。不定冠词一般表示泛指；定冠词一般表示特指。 二、不定冠词a(an)的用法 A. 不定冠词a(an)用于单数可数名词前。a用于辅音字母开始的词前；an用于元音字母开始的词前。如：a girl an English book B. 不定冠词用来表示类别，指某一类人或某一类事物中的一个(泛指)。如： His father is a doctor. I work in a middle school in Beijing. C. 不定冠词用于单数可数名词前，可以表示其全类(泛指)。如： An English teacher teaches the students how to learn English. 三、定冠词the的用法 ①表示上文提到过的人或事物。

如：He bought an English-Chinese dictionary this morning. The dictionary is very good. ②用于单数可数名词前，表示整体或类别。 如：The panda is a rare animal. 此句等于：A panda is a rare animal. = Pandas are rare animals. ③用来表示世界上独一无二的事物。 如：the sun, the moon, the sky, the earth, the world ④用于表示阶级、党派的名词前。 如：the Chinese Communist Party, the working class the proletariat 无产阶级 ⑤常用于含有普通名词或形容词的专有名词前。 A. 用于许多江海，山脉，群岛等名词前： The Yellow River The East Sea the Himalayas the Pacific Ocean B. 用于由普通名词构成的国名： The People's Republic of China the United States C. 用于机关、团体、朝代、时代、报刊杂志等名词前： the United Nations the State Council the Tang dynasty

高考英语冠词解析版汇编含解析

高考英语冠词解析版汇编含解析 一、单项选择冠词 1．As he reached _____ back door, Jack saw _____ strange sight. A．the ; / B．a; the C．/; a D．the ; a 【答案】D 【解析】 答案D[考查冠词在具体语境中的用法。句意：当Jack走到前门时，看到了一个奇怪的景象。the front door是特指Jack所走过去的门，a strange sight是泛指，相当于a certain sight，起初次介绍的作用。因此选D。] 2．Jack, it’s ________ bad manners to blow your nose at ______ table. A．the; a B．the; / C．/; the D．/; / 【答案】D 【解析】 试题分析：考查冠词辨析。the是定冠词，特指某人或某事，或前文中提到的人或事；a是不定冠词，用在物质名词前，使之转化为具体名词，如“一张桌子”。句意：杰克，在餐桌上擤鼻涕是不礼貌的。故选D。 考点：考查冠词辨析。 3．As ________ matter of fact, ________number of young couples who plan to have a second kid is increasing rapidly. A．the; a B．a; the C．a; a D．不填；the 【答案】B 【解析】 试题分析：考查冠词。第一空，固定搭配：as a matter of fact,实际上，事实上；第二空，根据谓语动词是is单数可知填the，the number of…的数量。故B正确 考点：考查冠词 4．Much of ________ humour of the book was unfortunately lost in ________ translation. A．the; / B．the; a C．a; / D．a ; a 【答案】A 【解析】 考查固定结构。The+形容词+of，表示“关于某物的什么”，是固定结构，translation是专有名词，专有名词，并且为不可数名词，前面不加冠词。句意：这本书的很多幽默的地方都消失在了翻译中。故选A。 5．It is ________ world of wonders, ________ world where anything can happen. A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a

(英语)高考英语冠词常见题型及答题技巧及练习题(含答案)

（英语）高考英语冠词常见题型及答题技巧及练习题(含答案) 一、单项选择冠词 1．As soon as __________ new film was released, it became __________ great hit in all big cinemas across the country. A．a; the B．the; a C．the;/ D．a; a 【答案】B 【解析】 考查冠词。the new film特指的这部新电影；a great hit大为成功，根据句意选B。 2．He wrote ______ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ______ young. A．the; the B．a; 不填C．a; the D．the; 不填 【答案】C 【解析】 考查冠词，第一空是泛指一首歌，所以用不定冠词a，第二空考查：the +形容词表示一类人，句意：他写了一首歌在年轻人中变得非常流行。所以选C。 3．I’ve learned that your company has ____ vacant position for a secretary. I’m calling to apply for ____ job. A．a; the B．a; a C．/; a D．/; the 【答案】A 【解析】 试题分析:一个空缺职位，泛指，所以用a; 申请这一职位，指前面提到的空缺职位，特指用the。选A项。 考点：考查冠词用法 4．Much of ________ humour of the book was unfortunately lost in ________ translation. A．the; / B．the; a C．a; / D．a ; a 【答案】A 【解析】 考查固定结构。The+形容词+of，表示“关于某物的什么”，是固定结构，translation是专有名词，专有名词，并且为不可数名词，前面不加冠词。句意：这本书的很多幽默的地方都消失在了翻译中。故选A。 5．It is ________ world of wonders, ________ world where anything can happen. A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a 【答案】A 【解析】 分析句子的意思，可知两处都要用不定冠词。根据句意，可知选A。句意：这是一个有奇迹的世界，一个任何事情都有可能发生的世界。

中考英语易错题专题三英语冠词(含解析)

中考英语易错题专题三英语冠词(含解析) 一、初中英语冠词 1．—How long does it take us to go to your hometown from here? —It takes us hour to go to my hometown by train. A. an, a B. an, / C. an, the 【答案】 B 【解析】【分析】句意：——从这里到你的家乡需要花多长时间？——乘坐火车到家乡需要一个小时。空一，hour，可数名词单数，因此前面要加不定冠词a/an，hour是以元音音素/a?/开头的单词，用an，表示数量一类人或物中的一个；空二，by表示乘坐某种交通工具的时候，名词前不加冠词，by train“乘火车”；故选B。 【点评】此题考查冠词用法。 2．— Peter, shall we go for a picnic this Sunday? — OK. Let's add it to _____________ weekend plan. A. a B. an C. the D. ／ 【答案】 C 【解析】【分析】句意：——彼得，这个周日我们去野餐好吗？——好的。让我们把它加入周末计划吧。指说话人双方都知道的事物，用定冠词the，故选C。 【点评】此题考查冠词用法。注意定冠词的使用规则。 3．—Judy, how was ________ camping? —The other campers were nice, and we had ________ fun time together. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a 【答案】 D 【解析】【分析】句意：——朱迪，这次野营怎么样？——其他的野营者很友好，我们在一起玩得很开心。第一个空指谈话双方都知道的事物，用定冠词the；第二个空考查固定搭配，have a fun time，玩得很开心，固定搭配，故选D。 【点评】考查冠词的用法。掌握冠词的使用规则，根据语境选择合适的冠词。 4．Hide-and-seek isn't ________ interesting game for children. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】 B 【解析】【分析】句意：捉迷藏对孩子们来说不是什么有趣的游戏。game是可数名词单数，前面用不定冠词a/an，表示泛指，interesting为元音音素开头的单词，故用不定冠词an，故选B。 【点评】考查冠词辨析，注意不定冠词an表示泛指的用法。 5．Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest sea-based project, brings people in those three cities within "one-hour living circle".

初中英语冠词的用法练习题

初中英语冠词的分类和用法讲解 不定冠词的用法 冠词是虚词，本身不能单独使用，也没有词义，它用在名词的前面，帮助指明名词的含义。英语中的冠词有三种，一种是定冠词（the Definite Article），另一种是不定冠词（the Indefinite Article），还有一种是零冠词（Zero Article）。 不定冠词a（an）与数词one 同源，是“一个”的意思。a用于辅音音素前，一般读作[e]，而an则用于元音音素前，一般读做[en]。 1）表示“一个”，意为one；指某人或某物，意为a certain。 A Mr. Ling is waiting for you. 2）代表一类人或物。 A knife is a tool for cutting with. Mr. Smith is an engineer. 3）词组或成语。 a little / a few / a lot / a type of / a pile / a great many / many a / as a rule / in a hurry / in a minute / in a word / in a short while / after a while / have a cold / have a try / keep an eye on / all of a sudden 定冠词的用法 定冠词the与指示代词this，that同源，有“那（这）个”的意思，但较弱，可以和一个名词连用，来表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。 1）特指双方都明白的人或物： Take the medicine.把药吃了。

英语冠词用法归纳总结

英语冠词用法归纳总结 一、零冠词考点聚焦 1.不用冠词的情况 （1）专有名词、物质名词、抽象名词、人名、地名等名词前，一般不加冠词Chi na,America,Smith Airismatter. （2）可数名词前有物主代词、指示代词、名词所有格等限制时，不加冠词。Thisdictio naryismi ne. （3）季节、月份、星期、节日、假日、一日三餐名称前一般不加冠词。March,MayDay,NationalDay,Children sDay,Women sDay Haveyouhadsupper Sprin gisthebestseas ono ftheyear. （4）称呼语或指家用雇用的 nurse、cook 等名词前及表示头衔职务的名词作宾 语、补语及同位语时，一般不加冠词。 What' sthis,FatherWemadehimourchairman. Ask nu rsetoputthechildtobed.ProfessorLi. （5）学科名称、球类、棋类名称前不加冠词。 Doyoustudyphysics Helikesplay in gfootball/chess. （6）复数名词表示泛指一类人或事物时前不用冠词。 Theyarepeasa nts/workers. （7）在与by连用的交通工具名称前不加冠词。

bycar,bybus,bybike,bytrai n,byair/water/la nd 但：takeabus,comeinaboat,onthetrain/bus 需注意。 (8)某些固定词组中不用冠词。 ①名词词组中： husba ndan dwife,brothera ndsister,bodya ndsoul,day andn ight,k nifean dfork ②介词词组中： to(at,from)school,in(to)class,in(to,at,from)university (college) ,to ( in,into,from) church,to(i n,i nto,outof)pris on( hospital, bed),to(at,from,outof)work,to(i n,from)tow n, at(from)home,to(at)sea,at ni ght (noon,mi dni ght),bycar(bus,bicycle,pla ne), on foot 注意：在有些词组中，有无冠词含义不同。 in hospital住院(因病) inthehospital在医院(工作、参观等) infrontof在前面，指某物体之外 inthefrontof在前部，指某物之内 in charge负责，主管 outofquestion 没问题 inthecharge 由负责 outofthequestion 不可能 (9)as引导的让步状语从句中，作表语的名词不带冠词。

(英语)高考英语冠词题20套(带答案)及解析

（英语）高考英语冠词题20套(带答案)及解析 一、单项选择冠词 1．According to the public notice from the police station, ____$5,000 reward will be offered for ____ return of the stolen cultural relics. A．a; the B．/; the C．a; a D．/; a 【答案】A 【解析】 考查冠词。前文泛指任何一笔5000美元的奖金，故用不定冠词。下文return后的修饰词of the stolen cultural relics，可知是特指某物的归还，为特指，用定冠词。选A。 2．---Of ____ two bags, which one do you think is better? --- _______ smaller one. I prefer how it looks. A．the; The B．the; A C．a; A D．a; The 【答案】A 【解析】 根据题意这两个包裹，你认为哪一个比较好？这里是特指，较小的那个，也是特指，故都用定冠词the，选A。 3．Little Brown lives in _____ A-shaped house near the town. It is easy for him to attend ______ school. A．the; 不填B．不填; a C．an; a D．an; 不填 【答案】D 【解析】 考查冠词。a A-shaped house一座A型的房子，attend school上学，故选D。 4．—What about _____ job? —It’s too difficult _____ job for me. A．the; a B．the; the C．a; the D．a; a 【答案】A 【解析】 试题分析：考查冠词。本句第一句使用定冠词the表示特指那份工作；第二空使用a泛指一份工作。句意：—那份工作怎么样？—对我来说这是一份太难的工作啊！冠词的考查集中在定冠词the表示特指；不定冠词a/an表示泛指。另外要注意一些固定搭配中冠词的使用。特别注意抽象名词具体化的用法，如honor，success，failure，surprise，pleasure等名词抽象名词具体化的用法。故A正确。 考点：考查冠词 5． She is ____ honest girl, and she never tells lies. A．a B．an