第三讲限定词

限定词

限定词的种类

1.前位限定词pre-determiners

all/both/half; double/twice/three times; one-third/two-fifths

2.中位限定词central determiners

■中位限定词包括：

冠词：a(n), the

指示代词：this, that, these, those

形容词性物主代词：my, your, his, her, our, etc

名词属格：Jim’s, my mother’s

不定代词：some, any, no, every, each, either, neither, enough, etc

连接代词what(ever), which(ever), whose, etc

举例

They may also make still and motion pictures of the trench, take water and sedimental temperatures, and perhaps sight no one knows what living creatures in that perpetual night.

他们还要对海沟摄像摄影，测量水和沉积物的温度，也许还能观测到那永恒黑夜下中不为人知的生物。

3.后位限定词post-determiners

■后位限定词包括：

基数词：one, two, three, etc;

序数词：first, second, third, etc

一般序数词：next, last, other, another, etc.

数量词：many, much, (a) few, (a) little, fewer, (the) fewest, less, (the) least, more, most; several, plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a great / large / good number of, a great / good deal of, a large / small amount of; such等。

all my friends

half the time

his many books

e.g. He’ll stay here all these last days.

前中后

限定词与限定词的搭配关系

一个名词前如果有两个或两个以上的限定词，那么这些限定词的先后顺序也是有讲究的。

All the four teachers

后位限定词可以叠用

●Both the twin brothers （前位+中位）●All his three daughters （前+中+后）●Those last few months （中+后+后）

4.名词短语中如果有: all, both, exactly, just, many, quite, rather, such, what, etc., 这类词放在冠词前

all the time

both (the) brothers

exactly the wrong colour

just the right place

quite a nice day

rather a mess

such a funny story

what an important instrument it is!

5.as, how, however, so, too 与形容词连用时, 形容词放在冠词之前考试

He’s not so big a fool as you think. She’s as clever a girl as you’re ever likely to meet.

This is too heavy a bag for me to carry. How large an armchair did he have? However tiring a day she may have, she never losses her good humour.

6.all, both, half

all the year; both my books; half that apple

7.most; last

Most farmers are still using the old methods.

Most meat is expensive. 不能加定冠词, 是“大多数”的意思

You’ve got the most money, so you can pay for the rest of us.

George eats the most desserts. 是最高级,

必须加定冠词

Is she often rude and cross (bad-tempered) like she’s been this last month? 近来这个月

His last letter came to me two weeks ago. 上一封

8.what; whose

I’m interested in all of what plans she has made.

He eats twice what you eat.

He eats three times what you eat.

It costs double what it did.

It costs the double of what it did.

His weight is four-fifths what he was five years ago.

His weight is four-fifths of what he was five years ago.

The residents, all of whose homes had been damaged by the floods, were given help by the Red Cross.

9.The 的主要用法