单数可数名词前何时不用冠词
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单数可数名词前何时不用冠词
英语中单数可数名词出现时，通常要在前面加
冠词或有其它限定词词对其加以修饰。
但在某些情况下，单数可数名词可以单独出现，既不需要加冠词，
也不需要用其它限定词修
饰。
1.连系动词turn,go(变成)后作表语的单数名词前习惯上不加冠词。如：
The young man has turned writer.这位年轻人已成了作家。
2.用作同位语、宾语补足语、主语补足语或表语的单数可数名词，如果表示头衔或独一
无二的职务时，
其前往往不加冠词。如：
(1)I would make him king over
the earth.我将让他成为世界之王。
(2)He is head of the
workshop.他是这个车间的车间主任。
(3)In 1860, Abraham
Lincoln was elected President of the
年亚伯垃罕·林肯当选为美国总
统。
(4)Henry, captain of
the team, is respected by all of
us.亨利，这个队的队长，受到我们大
家的尊重。
3.介词by后跟单数名词，表示手段、方式时，其前通常不加冠词。如：by
bikebustrainplanelandsea…，by
phonemailradioletterhand…
My sister goes to
school by bike every day.我妹妹每天骑车去上学。
4.在表示“用…材料”时，介词in 后的单数名词前不用冠词。如：
She wrote
this composition in penpencil.她用钢笔铅笔写了这篇作文。
5.表示季节、球类、一日三餐等名称的单数可数名词不表示具体的某一事物，而只表示
一个抽象概念时
，其前不加冠词。如：
He always has breakfast at 7：00
in the morning.他一般在早上7点吃早饭。
6.称呼语，如：father，m
other，cook，nurse，teacher等名词前不加冠词。如：
Shall we
hand in our exercise-books now，Monitor
班长，我们现在交练习簿吗
7.用在“表示类型的名词+of”这一结构的单数可数名词前，一般不加冠词。如：
Is
this kind of radio made in China 这种收音机是中国制造的吗
8.由介词或连词连接的的两个相同的、成对的或关系密切的单数可数名词前—般不加冠
词。如：yea
r after year, side by side, step by step, year by
year, arm in arm, hand in hand, face to
face,
shoulder to shoulder…
He would talk
to his son face to face.他将当面和儿子谈。
9.单数可数名词被用来表示国籍时，通常前面不加冠词。如：
Are you
American No，I am Chinese. 你是美国人吗 不，我是中国人。
10.在gocome to…和inat…的搭中。表示不确切地点的名词前通常不加冠词。如：
My father is in must go to look after him.
我父亲在住院。我得去照顾他。
11.当单数可数名词作表语又被enough，no，more
than等修饰时，意义抽象化，通常
不加冠词。如：
(1)He is
teacher enough to work out the
problem.他学识渊博，足可以解出这道题。
(2)He is more animal
than man.与其说他是人，不如说他是畜生。
表示“人类”或凡指“男性”，woman
凡指“女性”，word表示“消息”时，其前一般不加冠词。
如：
(1)Man
will conquer nature.人定胜天。
(2)Man is stronger
than man. 男性比女性强壮。
(3)Word came that he
would come to our school.有消息说他要来我们学校。
13.表示种类的kindsorttypevariety of+单数可数名词时，其前通常不加冠词。如：
(1)This kind of book is very
interesting.这种书很有趣。
(2)A new type of car has
been invented.已经发明了一种新型的汽车。
(3)Some new
kinds of computer are on show.正在展出一些新型的电脑。
(4)There are many different varieties of
bee.有许多不同种类的蜜蜂。
14.在though或as引导的让步状语从句的表语是单数
名词且构成倒装语序置于句首时，
其前不能用冠词;否则，该用冠词。试比较：
Young girl though she is，she knows a lot.
Though she is a young girl，she knows a lot.
尽管她年轻，却懂得很多。
He looked at me
and，heavy and strong man as he was，he thought it
wiser to speak me
fair.
他朝我望着，尽管身强力壮，他还是觉得对我说得礼貌一点好。
15.在独立主格结构中，单数可数名词前不加冠词。如：
(1)The teacher
came in, book in hand.老师手里拿着一本书进来了。
(2)He
was sitting in the chair, pipe in
mouth.他坐在椅子上，嘴里噙着烟斗。
16.表示时间的名词与atafterbefor
efromtilltowardsuntil构成短语时，单数可数名词
前不加冠词。如：
At daybreak,at dawn拂晓, at sunrise太阳升起时, at
noon在中午, at dusk天黑时, before
sunset太阳落山前, after
sunset日落后, towards dark天快黑时,at night 夜里， from dawn
to
dusk从早到晚。
17.有些名词前不用冠词表示抽象概念。如：
Atin school上学，at table就餐，at work在工作, at war在交战, in
hospital住院，in prison
坐牢，inat church做礼拜，in
bed在睡觉, in class在上课, go to school上学, leave
college大
学毕业。
18. 在一些习语中，单数可数名词前不加冠词。如：
on earth究竟，in fact事实上， in place of代替，take
place发生，in line一致， for example
例如，take part
in参加，on foot步行， lose heart灰心, by chance偶然, in
line排队, make use
of利用, catch fire着火, on
fire着火…。
19.在交际英语的省略句中，单数名词前不用冠词。如：
(1)–Nice day, isn’t it 天气很好，是吧
–Yes, it
is.是的。
(2)–Let’s go for an outing.咱出去郊游吧
–Good idea.好主意。
针对性练习：
1. I
often have conversations with John over telephone,
while keeping in touch with Tom by
letter.
A. 不填;the B. 不填;a C. the; 不填 D. the; a
2. When he left college, he got a job as reporter
in a newspaper office.
A. 不填;a B.
不填;the C. a; the D. the; the
3. She is
newcomer to chemistry, but she has already made
some important discoveries.
A. the; the B.
the; 不填 C. a; 不填 D. a; the
4. This is best
kind of pen you can get here.
A. the; the B.
the; a C. the; 不填 D. a; the
5. The
differences between are gradually being
eliminated.
A. the town and the country B.
town and country
C. a town and a country D.
a town and the country
单数可数名词前何时不用冠词
英语中单数可数名词出现时，通常要
在前面加冠词或有其它限定词词对其加以修饰。
但在某些情况下，单数可数名词可以单独出现，既不需要
加冠词，也不需要用其它限定词修
饰。
1.连系动词turn,go(变成)后作表语的单数名词前习惯上不加冠词。如：
The young man has turned writer.这位年轻人已成了作家。
2.用作同位语、宾语补足语、主语补足语或表语的单数可数名词，如果表示头衔或独一
无二的职务时，
其前往往不加冠词。如：
(1)I would make him king over
the earth.我将让他成为世界之王。
(2)He is head of the
workshop.他是这个车间的车间主任。
(3)In 1860, Abraham
Lincoln was elected President of the
年亚伯垃罕·林肯当选为美国总
统。
(4)Henry, captain of
the team, is respected by all of
us.亨利，这个队的队长，受到我们大
家的尊重。
3.介词by后跟单数名词，表示手段、方式时，其前通常不加冠词。如：by
bikebustrainplanelandsea…，by
phonemailradioletterhand…
My sister goes to
school by bike every day.我妹妹每天骑车去上学。
4.在表示“用…材料”时，介词in 后的单数名词前不用冠词。如：
She wrote
this composition in penpencil.她用钢笔铅笔写了这篇作文。
5.表示季节、球类、一日三餐等名称的单数可数名词不表示具体的某一事物，而只表示
一个抽象概念时
，其前不加冠词。如：
He always has breakfast at 7：00
in the morning.他一般在早上7点吃早饭。
6.称呼语，如：father，m
other，cook，nurse，teacher等名词前不加冠词。如：
Shall we
hand in our exercise-books now，Monitor
班长，我们现在交练习簿吗
7.用在“表示类型的名词+of”这一结构的单数可数名词前，一般不加冠词。如：
Is
this kind of radio made in China 这种收音机是中国制造的吗
8.由介词或连词连接的的两个相同的、成对的或关系密切的单数可数名词前—般不加冠
词。如：yea
r after year, side by side, step by step, year by
year, arm in arm, hand in hand, face to
face,
shoulder to shoulder…
He would talk
to his son face to face.他将当面和儿子谈。
9.单数可数名词被用来表示国籍时，通常前面不加冠词。如：
Are you
American No，I am Chinese. 你是美国人吗 不，我是中国人。
10.在gocome to…和inat…的搭中。表示不确切地点的名词前通常不加冠词。如：
My father is in must go to look after him.
我父亲在住院。我得去照顾他。
11.当单数可数名词作表语又被enough，no，more
than等修饰时，意义抽象化，通常
不加冠词。如：
(1)He is
teacher enough to work out the
problem.他学识渊博，足可以解出这道题。
(2)He is more animal
than man.与其说他是人，不如说他是畜生。
表示“人类”或凡指“男性”，woman
凡指“女性”，word表示“消息”时，其前一般不加冠词。
如：
(1)Man
will conquer nature.人定胜天。
(2)Man is stronger
than man. 男性比女性强壮。
(3)Word came that he
would come to our school.有消息说他要来我们学校。
13.表示种类的kindsorttypevariety of+单数可数名词时，其前通常不加冠词。如：
(1)This kind of book is very
interesting.这种书很有趣。
(2)A new type of car has
been invented.已经发明了一种新型的汽车。
(3)Some new
kinds of computer are on show.正在展出一些新型的电脑。
(4)There are many different varieties of
bee.有许多不同种类的蜜蜂。
14.在though或as引导的让步状语从句的表语是单数
名词且构成倒装语序置于句首时，
其前不能用冠词;否则，该用冠词。试比较：
Young girl though she is，she knows a lot.
Though she is a young girl，she knows a lot.
尽管她年轻，却懂得很多。
He looked at me
and，heavy and strong man as he was，he thought it
wiser to speak me
fair.
他朝我望着，尽管身强力壮，他还是觉得对我说得礼貌一点好。
15.在独立主格结构中，单数可数名词前不加冠词。如：
(1)The teacher
came in, book in hand.老师手里拿着一本书进来了。
(2)He
was sitting in the chair, pipe in
mouth.他坐在椅子上，嘴里噙着烟斗。
16.表示时间的名词与atafterbefor
efromtilltowardsuntil构成短语时，单数可数名词
前不加冠词。如：
At daybreak,at dawn拂晓, at sunrise太阳升起时, at
noon在中午, at dusk天黑时, before
sunset太阳落山前, after
sunset日落后, towards dark天快黑时,at night 夜里， from dawn
to
dusk从早到晚。
17.有些名词前不用冠词表示抽象概念。如：
Atin school上学，at table就餐，at work在工作, at war在交战, in
hospital住院，in prison
坐牢，inat church做礼拜，in
bed在睡觉, in class在上课, go to school上学, leave
college大
学毕业。
18. 在一些习语中，单数可数名词前不加冠词。如：
on earth究竟，in fact事实上， in place of代替，take
place发生，in line一致， for example
例如，take part
in参加，on foot步行， lose heart灰心, by chance偶然, in
line排队, make use
of利用, catch fire着火, on
fire着火…。
19.在交际英语的省略句中，单数名词前不用冠词。如：
(1)–Nice day, isn’t it 天气很好，是吧
–Yes, it
is.是的。
(2)–Let’s go for an outing.咱出去郊游吧
–Good idea.好主意。
针对性练习：
1. I
often have conversations with John over telephone,
while keeping in touch with Tom by
letter.
A. 不填;the B. 不填;a C. the; 不填 D. the; a
2. When he left college, he got a job as reporter
in a newspaper office.
A. 不填;a B.
不填;the C. a; the D. the; the
3. She is
newcomer to chemistry, but she has already made
some important discoveries.
A. the; the B.
the; 不填 C. a; 不填 D. a; the
4. This is best
kind of pen you can get here.
A. the; the B.
the; a C. the; 不填 D. a; the
5. The
differences between are gradually being
eliminated.
A. the town and the country B.
town and country
C. a town and a country D.
a town and the country