中考英語語法精講例析 冠詞
［正］i need an umbrella because it looks like raining.
［析］因umbrella的第一個音素是元音，所以應用an.常用的情況有：an old man, an english teacher, an elephant, an idea, an hour ago, an honest boy…。
［誤］“can you help me” “sorry, i'm in hurry.”
［正］“can you help me” “sorry. i'm in a hurry.”
［析］不定冠詞的主要用法如下：
1. 用來表示一類人或事物，如：she is a teacher.
2. 指某一類人或事物中的一個，如：an elephant is bigger than a horse.
3. 泛指某一人或事物，如：a man is waiting for you at the school gate.
4. 相當于“one”的概念，如：i just bought a new dictionary.
5. 其主要的難點是用在固定詞組中：
如：have a walk/a rest /a look
又如：in a hurry 匆匆忙忙
make a face 作鬼臉
do somebody a favour 幫某人忙
a number of =many
又如：have a good time (玩得好)
have a cold (感冒)
have a headache (頭痛)
have a break=have a rest
［誤］i bought the dictionary yesterday. a dictionary is very good.
［正］i bought a dictionary yesterday. the dictionary is very good.
［析］在文章中第一次提到某物時用不定冠詞，而第二次提到時用定冠詞。
［誤］please turn off lights before you leave.
［正］please turn off the lights before you leave.
［析］雖然是第一次提到某物但說話雙方均知其所指，也應用定冠詞。
［誤］there are nine planets around a sun.
［正］there are nine planets around the sun.
［析］世上獨一無二的天體等名詞前應加定冠詞，如：the earth, the moon, the sun, the sky, the sea.
［誤］i live on a second floor of this building.
［正］i live on the second floor of this building.
［析］在序數詞，形容詞最高級前要用定冠詞。如：he is the oldest in the family.
［誤］i want to learn the second language this term.
［正］i want to learn a second language this term.
［析］在序數詞的含意不是順序中的第一第二，而其意在于再學一個，再來一個時，應用a，本句的意思應為：這學期我要學一門第二外語。
［誤］mississippi is one of the longest rivers in the world.
［正］the mississippi is one of the longest rivers in the world.
［析］在河流名稱前應加定冠詞，如：the yellow river(黃河)。
［誤］look, there are alp.
［誤］look, there are the alp.
［正］look, there are the alps.
［析］具體的某一座山不加定冠詞，如：mountain tai.但在山名稱前加定冠詞后，其山名要加s，來表示山脈。the alps即為阿爾卑斯山脈。如:the alps are in the center of europe.
［誤］times is one of the oldest newspapers in the world.
［正］the times is one of the oldest newspapers in the world.
［析］報刊名稱前應加定冠詞。
［誤］rich are not always happy.
［正］the rich are not always happy.
［析］在形容詞前加定冠詞表示一類人，而在姓的前面加定冠詞，姓后加s表示某一家，如：the turners are going to move to new york.