大学英语常见错误3-1-1
第三章 冠词的错误
Errors in the Article
冠词属于限定词。
1 不定冠词的错误
带有描绘性定语的物质名词和抽象名词、专有名词及习语前冠词误用
【误】A young man cannot have an experience of the world.
【正】A young man cannot have the experience of the world.
年轻人缺乏涉世经验。
experience经验(抽象名词),experience经历(可数名词
不定冠词放在可数名词前,表示一类人或事物,同类的人或事物中的任何一个。如:
Swiss is a European country.
瑞士是欧洲的一个国家。
【误】Oh, John! What pleasant surprise you gave us!
【正】Oh, John! What a pleasant surprise you gave us!
噢,约翰,你给我们的是多么令人愉快的惊奇呀!
表示情感的surprise,joy,pleasure,honour,pity,feeling等具体化,特别是在限定性定语从句中,加不定冠词。
【误】They were caught in heavy rain.
【正】They were caught in a heavy rain.
昨天他们遇上一场大雨。
不定冠词用于某些物质名词前,表示类别、性质、程度。
a green tea一杯绿茶
a heavy rain一场大雨
an iron一只熨斗
a light rain一场小雨
a glass一只玻璃杯
a fine rain一场细雨
【误】He has good knowledge of English.
【正】He has a good knowledge of English.
他有丰富的英语知识。
表示某方面的知识,加不定冠词。如:
Knowledge originates in practice.
知识来源于实践。
这里是总体的知识,不加冠词。
某些不可数名词,如time history education knowledge population word等,在表述部分或某方面内容时,常加不定冠词。如:
If there were no examinations, we should have a much happier time at school.
要是学校不考试,我们会过得快乐得多。