冠词的用法
冠词的用法
冠词分为不定冠词（a, an），定冠词（the），和零冠词。
I. 不定冠词的用法：
1 指一类人或事，相当于a kind of
A plane is a machine that can fly.
2 第一次提及某人某物，非特指
A boy is waiting for you.
3 表示“每一”相当于every，one
We study eight hours a day.
4 表示“相同”相当于the same
We are nearly of an age.
5 用于人名前，表示不认识此人或与某名人有类似性质的人或事
A Mr. Smith came to visit you when you were out
That boy is rather a Lei Feng.
6 用于固定词组中 A couple of, a bit, once upon a time, in a hurry, have a walk, many a time
7 用于quite, rather, many, half, what, such之后
This room is rather a big one.
8 用于so(as, too, how)+形容词之后
She is as clever a girl as you can wish to meet.
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II. 定冠词的用法：
1 表示某一类人或物
The horse is a useful animal.
2 用于世上独一无二的事物名词前
the universe, the moon, the Pacific Ocean
3 表示说话双方都了解的或上文提到过的人或事
Would you mind opening the door?
4 用于乐器前面
play the violin, play the guitar
5 用于形容词和分词前表示一类人
the reach, the living, the wounded
6 表示“一家人”或“夫妇”
the Greens, the Wangs
7 用于序数词和形容词副词比较级最高级前
He is the taller of the two children.
8 用于国家党派等以及江河湖海，山川群岛的名词前
the United States, the Communist Party of China, the French
9 用于表示发明物的单数名词前
The compass was invented in China.
10 在逢十的复数数词之前，指世纪的某个年代
in the 1990’s
11 用于表示单位的名词前
I hired the car by the hour.
12 用于方位名词，身体部位名词，及表示时间的词组前
He patted me on the shoulder.
III. 零冠词的用法：
1 专有名词，物质名词，抽象名词，人名地名等名词前
Beijing University, Jack, China, love, air
2 名词前有this, my, whose, some, no, each, every等限制
I want this book, not that one. / Whose purse is this?
3 季节，月份，星期，节假日，一日三餐前
March, Sunday, National Day, spring
4 表示职位，身份，头衔的名词前
Lincoln was made President of America.
5 学科，语言，球类，棋类名词前
He likes playing football/chess.
6 与by连用表示交通工具的名词前
by train, by air, by land
7 以and连接的两个相对的名词并用时
husband and wife, knife and fork, day and night
8 表示泛指的复数名词前
Horses are useful animals.