淺談單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前不用冠詞的幾種情況

英語中單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞出現(xiàn)時(shí),通常要在其前加冠詞或其他限定詞對其進(jìn)行修飾,但在某些情況下,單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞可以單獨(dú)出現(xiàn),既不需要加冠詞,也不需要加其他限定詞修飾?，F(xiàn)對中學(xué)英語教材中出現(xiàn)的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前不用冠詞的幾種情況概述如下:

一、連系動(dòng)詞turn(變成)后跟作表語的單數(shù)名詞前習(xí)慣上不加冠詞。如:

The young man has turned singer.

二、單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞用作同位語,賓語補(bǔ)足語,主語補(bǔ)足語或表語時(shí),如果表示的是職位、官銜等職務(wù)時(shí),其前通常不加冠詞。如:

He was elected monitor.

Mr. White is captain of the team.

三、在以by引起的表示交通的短語時(shí),其前通常不加冠詞。如:

They came here by bike.

四、表示季節(jié)、球類、一日三餐、星期、月份以及節(jié)日,其前不加冠詞。如:

Trees turn green in spring.

We often have breakfast at 6:00 in the morning.

Tom likes to play basketball.

“What day is today?” “Its Monday.”

“Whats the date today?” “Its December 25th—Christmas Day.”

五、在稱呼語(如:father, nurse, teacher,doctor, professor)等單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前一般不用冠詞。如:

Here you are, Mother.

The job was very important to father and me.

六、在“a kind/sort/type of”這一結(jié)構(gòu)后的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前,一般不加冠詞。如:

Is this kind of watch made in Shanghai?

七、兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞由and, in, between, to, from, till, after等介詞或連詞連接的兩個(gè)相同的成對的或關(guān)系密切的名詞前一般不加冠詞。如:

They work day and night.

Mr. Smith would talk to his son face to face.

八、單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞被用來指它本身,或者表示國籍時(shí),其前通常不加冠詞。如:

“Are you Japanese?” “No, I am Chinese.”

九、在“go/come to…和in/at…”的搭配中,表示不確切地點(diǎn)的名詞前通常不加冠詞。如:

His mother is in hospital. He must go to look after her.

Jim and I go to school on foot every day.

十、當(dāng)單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞作表語且又被enough,no等修飾時(shí)其前通常不加冠詞。如:

He is teacher enough to work out the problem.

Li Leis sister is no writer.

十一、man表示人類或男人的總稱時(shí);woman表示婦女的總稱時(shí),其前一般不加冠詞。如:

Man will conquer(戰(zhàn)勝,征服) nature.

(人定勝天。)

Woman should have equal(平等) right as man. (男女應(yīng)當(dāng)平等。)

十二、在一些固定短語中,單數(shù)名詞前一般不加冠詞。如:

in prison(坐牢), on earth(究竟), in fact(事實(shí)上), inplaceof(代替), takeplace(發(fā)生), onfoot(步行), inline(排隊(duì),與……一致), forexample(例如), atschool(在校學(xué)習(xí)), gotobed(睡覺), handinhand(手拉手), facetoface(面對面)等。

十三、在一個(gè)以“普通名詞+as”開始的讓步狀語從句中,這個(gè)單數(shù)名詞前通常不用冠詞。如:

Child as he is, he knows a lot of knowledge.