徐楊
不定冠詞a和an是虛詞,不能單獨使用,主要用于名詞前,對名詞加以限制。若名詞前面有修飾語,一般置于修飾語的前面。但是,在某些情形下,不定冠詞需要放在修飾語的后面。筆者就不定冠詞位置的幾種特殊情況進行了分析,以期能幫助同學(xué)們掌握。
1.當(dāng)單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前有such,many, only修飾時,不定冠詞常常緊跟在它們之后。例如:
She is such an honest and kind student thatthe teachers all like her.
她是一個如此誠實善良的學(xué)生,所以每個老師都喜歡她。(不要寫成“a such honest andkind student”)
When he was only a child ,he got interest-ed in science.
當(dāng)他僅是一個孩子時,就對科學(xué)產(chǎn)生了興趣。(不要寫成“a only child”)
I met him many a time in the train station.
我在火車站見過他多次。(不要寫成“amany time”)
2.當(dāng)帶形容詞的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞(詞組)前又有hardly, exactly, barely等副詞時,不定冠詞要置于副詞之后,形容詞之前。例如:
This is hardly a new idea.
這并不是什么新奇的想法。
That was barely a normal body check.
那只是一次身體檢查。
It is exactly a better method of leaming.
這確實是一種更好的學(xué)習(xí)方法。
3.當(dāng)單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前的形容詞被as,so,too等詞修飾時,不定冠詞通常應(yīng)置于形容詞之后,名詞之前。例如:
He is as tall a man aS hiS f.amer.
他和他的父親一樣高。
It'S t00 difnCUlt a b00k for a three—year_01dkid.
對于一個三歲的小孩來說,這本書太難了。
It waS SO C01d a day mat we deCided t0Stay at hOme.
天氣太冷了,我們決定呆在家里。
4.在as,mough引導(dǎo)的倒裝讓步狀語從句中,若表語為形容詞修飾的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞時,不定冠詞應(yīng)置于形容詞的后面,名詞的前面。例如:
RiCh a man aS he iS,he leadS a modeSt life.
雖然他很富有,但他生活儉樸。
Beautifu a girl mough She iS,She iS notbright enOugh.
雖然她很漂亮,但她不夠聰明。
5,在感嘆句中,若以what開頭,不定冠詞常置于what之后;若以how開頭,其后有形容詞緊緊跟隨,不定冠詞則通常置于該形容詞之后。例如:
What an intereSting StOryboOk it iS!
這是一本多么有趣的故事書??!
HOw beautifu a painting you have drawn!
你畫了一幅多么漂亮的畫呀!
6.當(dāng)quite,ramer,almost,n0 1ess/more與單數(shù)名詞連用時,不定冠詞一般放在它們之后。例如:
She's quite/rather a beaut),,
她可是個大美人。
Ybu gave me quite/rather a Start!
你嚇了我一大跳!
He is no more a student.
= He is not a student any more.
他不再是學(xué)生了。
然而,需要注意的是,當(dāng)副詞quite,rather后面仍有形容詞時,不定冠詞既可以置于其前,也可以置于其后。例如:
It was quite/rather a busy day.
=lt was a quite/rather busy day.
那時相當(dāng)忙碌的一天。
This is quite/rather a large lake.
= This is a quite large lake.
這是一個相當(dāng)大的湖。
【練一練】
1.這樣長途旅行之后感到疲勞是正常的。
It'S normal to feel tired after
2.多么精彩的電視節(jié)目啊!
How____it iS 1
3.在如此短的時間內(nèi)我不能算出這道數(shù)學(xué)題。
I can't work out the math problem in____.
4.雖然他很勇敢,但他害怕醫(yī)生。
, he is afraid of the doctor.
5.那支樂隊進行巡回演出差不多一個月了。
The band has been on the road for____.
【參考答案】
1.such a long trip
2.wonderful a TV program
3.so short a time
4. Brave a boy though/as he is
5.a(chǎn)lmost a month
語數(shù)外學(xué)習(xí)·初中版2023年1期