英语中定语位置的10条规律

英语中定语位置的10条规律

英语中定语位置的10条规律

在英语表达中,一个名词常常会有一个或多个形容词或名词做定语来说明其性质、特征、用途等。考生在解答与这种语言现象有关的题目时,常不知道怎样确定

多个定语的排列顺序。本文拟从九个方面予以探讨性解答,以资备考。

一、前位限定词总在前面。

前位限定词指many,much,any,some,no,(a)little, (a)few等表示数量的形

容词,

数词one,two,three

以及形容词性的物主代词my,his,her,? ,还有all, both,every等不定代

词。如:

many Chinese students

two exciting days

my favorite English songs

二、主观词+客观词。说话人对事物主观性评价的定语在前,客观性评价的定

语在后。如:

our great powerful motherland,

the beautiful large garden,

a comfortable bright meeting-room,

any lovely clever children

三、序数词+基数词。碰到数词定语时,一般地,序数词在前,基数词在后。如:

the first three newcomers,

the last few weeks

一How was your recent visit to Qingdao?—It was

great.We visited 8 friends, and spent the days at the seaside .

A.few last sunny

B.1ast few sunny

C.1ast sunny few

D.few sunny hst

答案B。

四、少音节词+多音节词。当几个形容词同时修饰一个名词时,还可以根据行

文习惯,通过音节的多少来确定定语的顺序。如:

1) an old exalting story

2) my new Australian friend

3) two tall strong-looking policemen

4) a good effective method.

五、(制作)方式+材料+用途。当有几个名词做定语时,常以这种方式排列。如:

1) a handmade wood chair

2) a newly-built stone store house

六、“县官行令杀国才”。该谐音语中的“县”指前位“限定词”,“官

”指冠词,“行”指表示事物形状(大小、长短、高矮等)的词,“令”指表示

人或事物的

年龄、新旧的词,“杀”为“色”的谐音,指表示色彩的词,“国”指国家、地

区(产地)的词,“才”指(制作的)材料。如:

all the long old white stone bridges

a high old grey stone building

her lovely children

应注意的是在运用中不一定这几个定语同时出现,但顺序却是不变的。如:

all the long bridges

the old white walls

the widest Chinese river

a newly built Japanese factory

七、由such,so等构成的特殊短语做定语时,常有下列句型:

(1)such/what/quite +a(an)+adj.+ n.

(2)so/too/how/as+ adj. +a(an)+ n.

(3)亦可有句型:a(an)+quite/rather+ adj. a(n)+ n),如:

It is such a beautiful day,isn’t it?

How beautiful a country China is!

You are as brave a boy as the little hero, aren't you?

It was quite a cold day(a quite cold day).

八、定语后置情况。

(1)不定代词的定语要后置。如:

Is there anything nice recently?

The boy found something strange in that room.

(2)副词做定语要后置。某些表示地点、方位、时间的副词作定语时,通常要

后置。常见作后置定语的副词有:back, here, there, above,

below,,abroad,in,out,before,yesterday, downstairs, upstairs等等。如:

1) I bought it on my way home. Who else wants to try?

2) The people there are very polite to visitors.

3) The air here is very fresh. 这儿的空气很新鲜。

4) Listen to the tape and fill in the correct information in the space below.

5) The people there are very friendly. 那里的人们非常友好。

6) The child was lost in the crowd and couldn’t find the way back.那个孩子在人群中迷路了,找不到回去的路了。

7) When do you think the inventions in the pictures above were made? 你认为上面图片里的物体是什么时候发明

的?

8) The man downstairs got home very late that night.楼下

的那个人那天晚上回来得很晚。

9) It had been fine the day before. 前一天的天气很好。

10)Please fetch me the electric shaver from the room downstairs.请

帮我把楼下房间里的电动剃须刀拿来。

11) It is for the people on the floors.