《商务英语语法》3-Determiners L(6,7)

1、Lecture 6 & Lecture 7DeterminersWhat are English determiners?Introduction: (p60) Words that precede any premodifying adjectives in a noun phrase and denote such referential meanings as specific reference, generic reference, definite quantity or indefinite quantity are referred as determiners.6.1 Col

2、location between determiners and nouns 1. Determiners with all three classes of nouns 2. Determiners with singular count nouns only3. Determiners with plural count nouns only 4. Determiners with noncount nouns only 5. Determiners with singular and plural count nouns only6. Determiners with singular

3、and noncount nouns only 7. Determiners with plural and noncount nouns only 6.2. Collocation between determiners (p6466)Central determiners, predeterminerspostdeterminers Question: all the four students ()few the last days ()my other all teachers ()Which determiners are central, which are predetermin

4、ers and which are postdeterminers?According to position, determiners fall into : central determiners, predeterminers and postdeterminersCentral determiners and predeterminers are mutual exclusive while postdeterminers are not mutual exclusive, that is to say two or more such items can co-occur in a

5、noun phrase.2) Word order of three subclasses of determiners “predeterminers + central determiners+ postdeterminers”Discussion 1. Which of the following determiners（限定词）can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns? （2012, 52）A. many aB. fewC. the nextD. such1. Which of the f

6、ollowing determiners（限定词）can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns? （2012, 52）A. many aB. fewC. the next D. such2. The additional work will take _ weeks. (2011, 59) A. the other B. another two C. other two D. the more2. The additional work will take _ weeks. (2011, 59) A.

7、 the other B. another two C. other two D. the more3. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? (2010, 62)A. All his lectures are very interesting.B. Half their savings were gone.C. Many his friends came to the party.D. Both his sisters are nurses. 3. Which of the following sentences is INCORREC

8、T? (2010, 62)A. All his lectures are very interesting.B. Half their savings were gone.C. Many his friends came to the party. D. Both his sisters are nurses. 4. Which of the following is INCORRECT? (2008, 57)A. All his lectures were boring. B. Half his money was gone. C. Her few friends are all fond

9、of dancing.D. He invited many his friends to the party.4. Which of the following is INCORRECT? (2008, 57)A. All his lectures were boring. B. Half his money was gone. C. Her few friends are all fond of dancing.D. He invited many his friends to the party. 5. Land belongs to the city; there is _ thing

10、as private ownership of land. (2006, 60)A. no such a B. not such C. not such a D. no such5. Land belongs to the city; there is _ thing as private ownership of land. (2006, 60)A. no such a B. not such C. not such a D. no such 6. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will h

11、ave to install _ solar heating device in our home. (2005, 56) A. some type of B. some types of aC. some type of a D. some types of6. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _ solar heating device in our home. (2005, 56) A. some type of B. some types of

12、aC. some type of a D. some types of7. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are _ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. (2004, 59) A. these of the most B. most of thoseC. among the most D. among the many of7. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are _ conventiona

13、l concerns in planning marketing strategies. (2004, 59) A. these of the most B. most of thoseC. among the most D. among the many of8. The manager is not likely to agree to _ propositions. (2004, 63) A. other these B. other all C. all other D. other any8. The manager is not likely to agree to _ propo

14、sitions. (2004, 63) A. other these B. other all C. all other D. other any 9. Thefollowingdeterminers canbeusedwithbothpluralanduncountablenounsEXCEPT A.many. B.enough. C.more. D.such. 9. Thefollowingdeterminers canbeusedwithbothpluralanduncountablenounsEXCEPT A.many. B.enough. C.more. D.such.10. The

15、 boys in the family are old enough for _. A. schools B. school C. the school D. the schools10. The boys in the family are old enough for _. A. schools B. school C. the school D. the schools11. Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. A bit of flowers. B. Few words. C. This work. D. Another two girls.

16、 11. Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. A bit of flowers. B. Few words. C. This work. D. Another two girls. 12. She is a better speaker than _ in the class. A. all the girls B. the other boys C. other any girl D. any boy 12. She is a better speaker than _ in the class. A. all the girls B. the o

17、ther boys C. other any girl D. any boy Exercise 6 A （p6364）Exercise 6 C （p6667）AssignmentPractice Exercise 6 D （p67）Exercise 6D1. little opportunity to travel.2. many such novels.3. Neither sentence is correct English. 4. He has many more problems5. this kind of apple/these kind(s) of apples.6. I en

18、joy either kind7. every book in the fiction section.8. than in any other country in the world.9. a greater amount of rainfall this year than there was last year.10. all this/the luggage11. such beautiful poetry/such a beautiful poem12. a great many friends13. Whatever nonsense14. That third sister o

19、f his15. I cant for the life of me remember.16. there are fewer/less diseases17. than all other methods.18. once every three months.19. study of language.20. some more soup.THE END附：冠词用法 Articles are the most typical of determiners: 1. the definite article 2. the indefinite article 3. the zero artic

20、le1. The uses of indefinite articles1） 表示一个，意为one；指某人或某物，意为a certain。例如： A Mr. Ling is waiting for you. 有位姓凌的先生在等你。2） 代表一类人或物。例如： A knife is a tool for cutting with. 刀是切割的工具。 Mr. Smith is an engineer. 史密斯先生是工程师。3） 组成词组或成语，如a little / a few / a lot / a type of / a pile / a great many / many a / as a

21、rule / in a hurry / in a minute / in a word / in a short while / after a while / have a cold / have a try /keep an eye on / all of a sudden等 2. The uses of definite articles 1）特指双方都明白的人或物。例如： Take the medicine.把药吃了。 2）上文提到过的人或事。例如： He bought a house. Ive been to the house. 他买了幢房子。我去过那幢房子。 3）指世上独一物二的

22、事物，如 the sun， the sky，the moon， the earth等。4）与单数名词连用表示一类事物， 如：the dollar 美元; the fox 狐狸；或与形容词或分词连用，表示一类人：the rich 富人; the living 生者。 5）用在序数词和形容词最高级，及形容词only，very，same 等前面。例如： Where do you live? I live on the second floor. 你住在哪？我住在二层。 Thats the very thing Ive been looking for. 那正是我要找的东西。 6）与复数名词连用，指整

23、个群体。例如： They are the teachers of this school.（指全体教师） They are teachers of this school. （指部分教师） 7）表示所有，相当于物主代词，用在表示身体部位的名词前。 例如： She caught me by the arm. 她抓住了我的手臂。 8）用在某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级、等专有名词前。例如： the Peoples Republic of China 中华人民共和国 the United States 美国 9）用在表示乐器的名词之前。例如： She plays the piano.

24、她会弹钢琴。 10）用在姓氏的复数名词之前，表示一家人。例如： the Greens 格林一家人 （或格林夫妇） 11） 用在惯用语中。例如： in the day, in the morning （afternoon， evening）,the day after tomorrow the day before yesterday, the next morning, in the sky （water，field，country） in the dark,in the rain,in the distance, in the middle （of）,in the end, on the whole,by the way, go to the theatre3. The uses of zero articles 1） 国名，人名前通常不用定冠词：England，Mary。 2）泛指的复数名词，表示一类人或事物时，可不用 定冠词。例如： They are teachers. 他们是教师。 3）抽象名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词。例如： Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 4）物质名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词，当表示特定的意思时，需要加定冠词。例如： Man cannot live wi