物质名词和抽象名词前何时用或不用冠词
例The teacher said______snow is white,but_____snow on the road is red.Why?
A.the,the B.×,×
C.the,× D.×,the
此题应选D,容易误选B,误认为:snow 是物质名词,其前永远不用冠词。 在通常情况下,物质名词和抽象名词在表示一般概念(即泛指)时,不用冠词(即使有描绘性定语修饰也不用冠词)。但是如果物质名词和抽象名词不是表示一般概念,而是表示某一特定内容(尤其是有限定性定语修饰)时,或当它们表示“一种”、“一场”、“一份”等意思时,则可以加冠词。试做以下试题:
1)I like to eat_______fish,but____fish I ate last night ma be me sick.
A.the,the B.×,× C.the,× D.×,the
2)______air is necessary to life,but______air around here is not fresh.
A.the,the B.×,× C.the,× D.×,the
3)A:Do you like to listen to_____music?
B:It all depends.In fact only like_____music by Mozart.
A.the,the B.×,× C.the,× D.×,the
4)A:He has no sense of _______humour.
B:No,you didn't catch _____humour in his remark.
A.the,the B.×,×
C.the,× D.×,the
答案:1.D 2.D 3.D 4.D