Articles & Determiners

Using a, an, the, this, that, these, those

简介

冠词和限定词是体积最小但分量最重的词。它们放在名词前面，告诉我们说的是具体的还是泛指的、单数还是复数、近的还是远的。

中文没有冠词，所以这对中国学习者来说特别难——“a”、“an”和“the”到底怎么选？规则看起来很随意，但练多了就会变成直觉。好消息是，指示词（this, that, these, those）跟中文的“这个”“那个”很像，理解起来容易得多。

规则虽多，例外也不少——但掌握了基本模式，就能应对大多数情况。这一章帮你建立起冠词的语感。

主题

本章全部英语语法（22）

• a / an Introduces singular countable nouns that are not specific
• the Refers to specific nouns already known to speaker and listener
• this / that / these / those Demonstratives that point to specific things based on distance
• Countable vs Uncountable Nouns Nouns that can or cannot be counted
• Possessive Pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
• much / many / a lot of Quantifiers for large amounts
• Articles with Places When to use articles with locations and buildings
• Articles with Meals & Times No article with meal names and certain time expressions
• a/an with Jobs Using indefinite articles when stating professions
• a/an with Singular Countables Using articles with singular countable nouns
• Possessive Adjectives Words showing ownership: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
• some / any Indicating unspecified quantities
• a lot of / lots of Expressing large quantities
• a few / a little Small but sufficient quantities
• 'the' for Known/Shared Information Using 'the' when both speaker and listener know what is meant
• No Article (General Statements) Omitting articles for general/abstract concepts
• Countable Nouns Nouns that can be counted and have plural forms
• Uncountable Nouns Nouns that cannot be counted individually
• this/that (Near vs Far) Pointing to things by distance
• both, either, neither Words for talking about two things
• each and every Referring to all members individually
• (a) few / (a) little Small quantities with different meanings