冠词常见错误

1、误I thi nk it is an useful En glish dicti on ary.正I thi nk it is a useful En glish dict ion ary.析在不定冠词a与 an的用法中要注意的一点是：an用在以元音开头的词之 前;而 a则用在以辅音开头的词之前。要特别注意的是以u字母打头的单词，如useful,university等，其第一个音标是j,所以要特别予以注意。误I n eed_a. hour to finish this letter.正I n eed an hour to finish this letter.析要注意hour和honest的第

2、一个字母不发音。误My teacher is a unknown man, but he is a very good man.正My teacher is an unknown man, but he is a very good man.析要注意以u打头的单词，它的发音为时，单数名词前要用an,如 uncle等。误There is a "f" in the word "football".正There is an "f" in the word "football".析英文字母单独使用时，如其第一个发音是元音时

3、，其前面的不定冠词应 该用an而不是a.误I have a little brother. He is a 8 year old boy.正I have a little brother. He is an 8 year old boy.析要注意这些字母的第一个发音为元音，如eight, eleven等误This buildi ng is an uni versity.正This buildi ng is a uni versity.析a用于以辅音音素开始的单词前，而an用于以元音音素开始的单词前，而不是元音字母开头的单词前。university的第一个音素是j,所以用a而不要 用 an。又如

4、：There is a “n” in the word.是错句，应为： There is an “n” in the word.因字母n的发音的第一个音素是元音。要注意的还有hour因其第一个字母h 不发音，所以应该用 an hour。例如：a useful，a European, a used误I need_a umbrella because it looks like raining.正I need an umbrella because it looks like raining.析因umbrella的第一个音素是元音，所以应用an.常用的情况有：an old man, an En g

5、lish teacher, an ele phant, an idea, an hour ago, an hon est boy误 PIease turn off lights before you leave.正 PI ease turn off the lights before you leave.析虽然是第一次提到某物但说话双方均知其所指，也应用定冠词。误 There are nine planets around sun.正 There are nine planets aroundhe sun.析世上独一无二的天体等名词前应加定冠词，女口： the earth, the moon,

6、 thesun, the sky, the sea.误I want to learn the second Ianguage this term.正I want to learn a second Ianguage this term.析在序数词的含意不是顺序中的第一第二，而其意在于再学一个，再来一个时，应用a,本句的意思应为：这学期我要学一门第二外语。误 Mississippi is one of the Iongest rivers in the world. 正The Mississippi is one of the Iongest rivers in the world.析在河流名称

7、前应加定冠词，如：the Yellow River（黄河）。误Look, there are Alp.误Look, there are the Alp.正Look, there are the Alps.析具体的某一座山不加定冠词，如：Mou ntai n Tai .但在山名称前加定冠词后，其山名要加S,来表示山脉。the Alps即为阿尔卑斯山脉。如:The Alps are in the cen ter of Europe.误 The sun rises in east.正 The sun rises in the east.析 在方向、方位前应用定冠词，女口： in the east,

8、in the west, in the north, in the south, in the direction及 in the past, in the future误 Sometimes my parents come to school to see me.正 Sometimes my parents come to the school to see me.析有些名词被用作其本身原来所含目的时不加冠词，如：go to school上学，leave school辍学），after school倣学），但如果当建筑物讲时应加冠词，如例 句中其父母来校不是上学，而是看望孩子，则要加定冠词。

9、又如，He was in hospital for two days.（他在医院住院两天了。 ）而：He went to the hospital to see his mother. 他去医院看望他的母亲。误I bought a same dictionary as she bought.正I bought the samedictionary as she bought.析在惯用法the same, the only, the very前的定冠词不可换为不定冠词。误The Police caught the thief by his arm.正 The police caught the

10、thief by the arm.析这是英文表达法与中文的明显不同之处，也是初学者极易忽视之处。在英语中的某些动词，女口： catch（抓）,take（拿）, strike （打）,pat（拍）,hit（击）,hold（握）,pull（拉）动词后应加人，再加介词on, by, in, with之后要加定冠词，再加人体误正析 计算的。的某一部位。这时的定冠词千万不要换作 his, her, their, 等词。He was paid by hour.He was paid by the hour.by 和计量单位之间要有定冠词 。这句话应译为：他的工资是按小时误 正 析The little bo

11、y wanted to go to cinema.The little boy wanted to go to the cinema. 英语中虽有一些名词与 go to 连用时不加定冠词，以表示该名词的内 涵，女口： go to school上学）,go to bed（睡觉）等，但去看电影则例外，要用go to the cinema这也是语言的一个特点。误正析I live at 105 the Lake street.误 正 析I live at 105 Lake Street. 街道名称前不用冠词 。Next summer holiday I will go to country to li

12、ve on a farm. Next summer holiday I will go to the country to live on a farm. country 既作国家讲也作乡村讲。作乡村讲时，一定要加定冠词，而 且只有单数形式，作国家讲时则可有复数形式。 如： Japan is a country .Japan, China, India are Asian countries.误 The picture looks better at the distance.正 The picture looks better at a distance.析at a distanee意为“离

13、开一定距离”。而in the distanee为“远方，远处”。 这样常用的词组有：as a rule （照例）in a hurry （匆忙）in the morning/afternoon （上/下午 ）in the sun （在阳光下 ）in the rain （雨中 ）in the same way 同（ 样 ）in the shade 在（ 阴凉处）in the day time （白天 ）in the end （最终 ）on the other hand 换（ 句话说 ）on the contrary （相反）误 The little boy and girl walk along

14、the street a hand in a hand. 正 The little boy and girl walk along the street hand in hand. 析这是英语中的习惯用法，如：bit by bit （逐渐）day after （by） day （一天又一天 ） day and night （日日夜夜 ） face to face （面对面 ） from A to Z （自始至终 ） from time to time （再三） hand in hand （手拉手 ） shoulder by shoulder （肩并肩 ）例题解析1Mr Li is old wo

15、rker.A a B an C some D /答案 B.析an用于元音音素开始的单词前。En glish is useful la nguage in world.A an, the B a, the C the, / D /,the 答案 B.析因useful的第一个音素是j,它是辅音音素。What interesting book it is?A a B an C the D / 答案 B.析这是感叹句，因为移到原一般句前面的强调部分中有可数名词 book,所以应加冠词，而interesting的第一音素是元音所以要加an。He will be back inA / B 答案 析因hou

16、r.the C a D an D.hour 的首字母 h 不发音。There is A a, A 答案 C. map in the classroom. B the, The C a, The map is on the wall.D the ,Ahouse in it. D the, aLook at picture! There'sA a ,a B the, the C a, the 答案 D.析虽然是第一次提到， 但在句中的语言是让对方看某一特定的图画， 所以应选择 D。orange in the bottle （瓶）. C the D /7 There isA a B an 答案 D.析这里的orange是指桔汁而不是一个个的桔子。8 Beijing