名词前不用冠词的情况总结

名词前不用冠词的情况总结

名词前不用冠词的情况

英语中误用冠词的情况经常发生，为了避免同样的错误出现，现在把不需要冠词的场合列举如下，以作参考：

㈠无特指意义的物质名词前不用冠词，如：

1. Gold is

precious.

2. Air is indispensable to

animals.

3. Electricity is a form of

energy.

㈡无特指意义的抽象名词前不用冠词，如：

4. Unity is

strength.

5. Knowledge is

power.

6. Samson is a man of bravery.

㈢无特指意义的复数名词前不用冠词，如：

7. Doctors cure patients.

8. Axes are tools for cutting wood.

9. Those people are teachers, not students.

㈣有关餐食的名词前不用冠词，如：

10. Dinner is

ready.

11. After lunch, you may take a nap.

12.

What do you eat for breakfast?

㈤有关四季的名词前不用冠词，如：

13. I like autumn

most.

14. Do you have to teach in

summer?

15. Winter is over; will spring be far away?

㈥有关游戏和运动的名词前不用冠词，如：

16. Fandi can play soccer very well.

17. Do yo like to play

chess?

18. Is bridge a popular game here?

㈦有关疾病的名词前不用冠词，如：

19. Old People tend to suffer from diabetes.

20.

Many women are inflicted with

rheumatism(['ru:m?tiz?m,

'ru-]n. 风湿病).

㈧有关学科或带“－ism”后缀的名词前不用冠词，如：

21. Mathematics and physics are difficult

subjects.

22. Which do you prefer, imperialism ([im'pi?ri?liz?m]n. 帝国主义,capitalist

imperialism:资本帝国主义) or communism?

㈨在“by + 交通工具”的片语里名词前不用冠词，如：

23. Shall we walk or go by

bus?

24. The tourists came by

plane.

25. Do you like to travel by land or by sea?

㈩关于“人、节日、地理、建筑物、语言”等的专有名词前不用冠词，如：

26. Tony wants to see

Susan.

27. Christmas is a widely celebrated

festival.

28. Europe is more advanced than

Africa.

29. Do you know where Buckingham Palace

is?

30.

Is Japanese similiar to Chinese?

上述是无须冠词的例句，但当专有名词之前有修饰语时，可以用定冠词（例(31)－(32)）；当抽象名词被形容词、短语或分句修饰时，也可以有适当的冠词（例(33)－(36)）：

31. Caesar was an ancient hero. Do you admire the great Caesar and

his

deeds?

32. We enjoy reading the great works written by the immortal

([i'm?:t?l]adj.

不朽的；神仙的；长生的)Shakespeare.

33. A little knowledge is a dangerous

thing.

34. The wisdom of Solomon was recorded in

history.

35. Tom showed a courage worthy of special

mention.

36. I find it hard to forget the generosity with which David treated me.