第二節 限定詞
名詞究竟要用單數還是復數, 與名詞之前的限定詞有很大關系, 限定詞通常分如下幾類:
1.之后肯定接單數:
a /an, every, one, another, each, either, this, that, such a, many a, etc.
例句: Each of them has two books.
You can read either book. (兩本書你可以隨便讀一本)
2.之后肯定接復數:
these, those, many, such, other,
大于one的數詞(ten, hundred, thousand, million…),
a few /few /fewer /fewest, a (great /good / large /small) number of, several
one of, all (of), some /any (of), most (of), a lot of, lots of, the rest of, plenty of
3.之后既可接單數又可接復數: the, no, his, her, their, my, etc
注意:這幾類詞大多不能同時使用
考點 否定限定詞no
(1) no既可用于可數名詞復數前又可用于單數前, 表示否定意義. 例如:
No flowers in the garden. 花園里沒有花.
No one is here.
(2) no與否定副詞not的區別是改錯題的常見考點。 二者的區別在于:
no直接修飾名詞, 不能與其他限定詞同時出現;
not一般出現在be動詞或助動詞之后, a, an, any等限定詞之前, 它是否定式的組成要素, 而不是名詞的限定詞
例題:
(1)
The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is ---- clearly understood.
(A) none
(B) no
(C) not
(D) nor
答案: C
解釋: 此句主謂完整, 據選項可知空白處需填入合適的詞使原句變為否定, 只有否定副詞not可以和is配合構成否定句, A、B、D 之后都需要名詞詞組, 不符題意
(2)
Not woman held a presidential cabinet position in the United States until 1933, when Frances Perkins became secretary of labor.
應改為: No
解釋: Not是否定副詞應置于be動詞或助動詞之后, 且它與單數名詞間需加冠詞, 而no是形容詞, 可以直接修飾后面的名詞。