一 名詞

（一）正誤辨析

［誤］Please give me a paper.

［正］Please give me a piece of paper.

［析］不要認為可以數(shù)的名詞就是可數(shù)名詞，這種原因是對英語中可數(shù)與不可數(shù)名詞的概念與中文中的能數(shù)與不能數(shù)相混淆了，所以造成了這樣的錯誤，因paper在英語中是屬于物質(zhì)名詞一類，是不可數(shù)名詞。而不可數(shù)名詞要表達數(shù)量時，要用與之相關(guān)的量詞來表達，如：two pieces of paper.

［誤］Please give me two letter papers.

［正］Please give me two pieces of letter paper.

［析］paper作為紙講是不可數(shù)名詞，而作為報紙、考卷、文章講時則是可數(shù)名詞，如：Each student should write a paper on what he has learnt.

［誤］My glasses is broken.

［正］My glasses are broken.

［誤］I want to buy two shoes.

［正］I want to buy two pairs of shoes.

［析］英語中g(shù)lasses—眼鏡，shoes—鞋，trousers—褲子等由兩部分組成的名詞一般要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如果要表示一副眼鏡應(yīng)用a pair of glasses而這時的謂語動詞應(yīng)與量詞相一致。如：This pair of glasses is very good.

［誤］May I borrow two radioes?

［正］May I borrow two radios?

［析］以o結(jié)尾的名詞大都是用加es來表示其復(fù)數(shù)形式，但如果o前面是一個元音字母或外來語時則只加s就可以了。這樣的詞有zoo—zoos,piano—pianos.

［誤］This is a Mary's dictionary.

［正］This is Mary's dictionary.

［析］如名詞前有指示代詞this, that, these those,及其他修飾詞our,some, every, which, 或所有格時，則不要再加冠詞。

［誤］There are much people in the garden.

［正］There are many people in the garden.

［析］可數(shù)名詞前應(yīng)用many, few, a few, a lot of 來修飾，而people是可數(shù)名詞，而且是復(fù)數(shù)名詞，如：The people are planting trees here.

［誤］I want a few water.

［正］I want a little water.

［析］不可數(shù)名詞前可以用a little, little, a lot of, some來修飾，但不可用many,few來修飾。

［誤］Thank you very much. Your family is very kind to me.

［正］Thank you very much. Your family are very kind to me.

［誤］Tom's and Mary's family are waiting for us.

［正］Tom's and Mary's families are waiting for us.

［誤］I'm sorry. I have to go. Tom's families are waiting for me.

［正］I'm sorry. I have to go. Tom's family are waiting for me.

［析］集合名詞如果指某個集合的整體，則應(yīng)視為單數(shù)，如指某個集合體中的個體則應(yīng)視為復(fù)數(shù)。如:My family is a big family. When I came in, Tom's family were watching TV. 即湯姆一家人正在看電視。這樣的集合名詞有：family class, team等。

［誤］Don't eat too much meats.

［正］Don't eat too much meat.

［誤］Food in that restaurant is very good.

［正］The food in that restaurant is very good.

［析］物質(zhì)名詞是不可數(shù)名詞，在使用中不可以加s，即它沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。也不可加不定冠詞。但如果用于特指某一物質(zhì)時可以加定冠詞。如：I don't like drinking coffee, but the coffee in that cup is really good.

［誤］Please give me two waters.

［正］Please give me two glasses of water.

［正］Please give me two coffees.

［析］物質(zhì)名詞如要加計量時，一定要加量詞，?如：two cups of tea,two glasses of water,a glass of milk,a loaf of bread,

 a piece of bread,a box of sugar,

a bowl of rice,a bottle of orange,

a bag of earth

?例：I'll tell you a piece of good news.

但只有coffee可以用coffees來取代many cups of coffee.

［誤］Can you give me the newspaper of today?

［正］Can you give me today's newspaper?

［析］加's構(gòu)成所有格的名詞一般應(yīng)指有生命的人或物。如：Mary's hair，但在英文的習(xí)慣用法中對時間、距離等名詞的所有格多用's來構(gòu)成而不用of結(jié)構(gòu)。如：a five minutes' walk.

［誤］Please make a room for the lady in the school bus.

［正］Please make room for the lady in the school bus.

［析］英語中更多的名詞是含有多種用法和多種含意的，

如： room為可數(shù)名詞時為“房間”，如：I live in Room 5.而room為抽象名詞時為空間上面一句話應(yīng)譯為“請給老婦人在校車上留個地方。”這樣的詞還有：glass 玻璃glasses 眼鏡stone 石頭a stone 一塊石頭time 時間two times 兩次wood 木頭woods 樹林

［誤］There is a flowers garden behind my house.

［正］There is a flower garden behind my house.

［析］名詞除了在句中作主語、賓語、表語外，還可以用來修飾另一個名詞，這時作修飾詞的名詞一般要用單數(shù)形式，如：shoe factory (鞋廠),post office(郵局),evening paper (晚報),night school (夜校),head master (校長),a law school (法律學(xué)院)。但也有例外，如:a goods train(貨車),sports meeting (運動會)。

［誤］My mother bought two fishes for supper this morning.

［正］My mother bought two fish for supper this morning.

［析］英語中有些名詞單復(fù)同形，如：fish, deer, sheep, Chinese (中國人), means (方法)。所以應(yīng)講one fish, two fish, one Chinese, two Chinese. 如果講There are five fishes in the pool.應(yīng)譯為池中有五種魚而不是五條魚。

［誤］Mary expressed her thank to her boy friend.

［正］Mary expressed her thanks to her boy friend.

［析］英語中有些名詞只有復(fù)數(shù)形式，如： thanks, greens， 而有些詞單數(shù)形式與復(fù)數(shù)形式有不同的詞意。如:clothes 為衣服，而cloth則是布， sand沙子，而sands是沙灘。

［誤］I offered my son my congratulation on his success.

［正］I offered my son my congratulations on his success.

［析］英語中表示祝賀的詞雖有單數(shù)形式，但一般要用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。如握手為shake hands.

［誤］We have five German in this meeting.

［正］We have five Germans in this meeting.

［析］英國人Englishman的復(fù)數(shù)形式為Englishmen，而German 則要加s，因為它不是由國名與man的組合詞。

［誤］There are two As in this word.

［正］There are two A's in this word.

［析］在大寫字母縮寫形式的復(fù)數(shù)表達法中應(yīng)加s，但如字母是A、I時，為了防止與As和Is相混，則要用's即A's，I's

［誤］There are three 6s and two 3s in my telephone number.

［正］There are three 6's and two 3's in my telephone number.

［析］在小寫字母與數(shù)字的復(fù)數(shù)形式表達法中要用's

［誤］We have many woman teachers in our school.

［正］We have many women teachers in our school.

［析］一般組合名詞變?yōu)閺?fù)數(shù)形式時只將詞中心詞變?yōu)閺?fù)數(shù)如：?

half brother—half brothers(同父異母或同母異父的兄弟)daughter in law—daughtersin law,(兒媳)但要注意的是：man driver—men drivers(男司機) woman doctor—women doctors(女大夫)grown up—grown ups(成年人) 但是boy student—則變?yōu)閎oy students

［誤］Physics are very difficult to learn.

［正］Physics is very difficult to learn.

［析］雖以s結(jié)尾但只能用作單數(shù)名詞有：科學(xué)，學(xué)科名字：Physics. Mathematics politics游戲名稱：bowls 專有名稱：Niagara Falls(尼亞加拉瀑布)  其他名詞：news(消息，新聞)

［誤］There is a people in the room.

［正］There is a person in the room.

［正］There is a man in the room.

［析］people是復(fù)數(shù)名詞，不可用作單數(shù)，如要用來講一個人時應(yīng)用a person, a man, a woman。同樣的詞有police.要講一個警察時則要用a policeman, a policewoman。

［誤］Where is my shoe?

［正］Where are my shoes?

［析］常常只用作復(fù)數(shù)形式的詞有trousers, pants, shorts(短褲)，socks(襪子),shoes, gloves(手套)。但如果只找其中的一個則要指明，這時還是應(yīng)用單數(shù)形式。如：Where's my left glove?(我左手的手套在哪?)

［誤］I paid five pennies for the sweet.

［正］I paid five pence for the sweet.

［析］英語中便士有兩個復(fù)數(shù)形式pence用來表達一定數(shù)量的錢。而pennies是指一個個的硬幣，如：I want to change this note for pennies.我想把這紙幣換成硬幣。(即一便士一個的硬幣)。

［誤］There are many fruit in the shop.

［正］There are many fruits in the shop.

［析］物質(zhì)名詞為不可數(shù)名詞，但是用來表示種類時則可以用作可數(shù)名詞，這里應(yīng)譯為各種各樣的水果。?

［誤］There is a new car. It is Jone's and Mary's.

［正］There is a new car. It is Jone and Mary's.

［析］有生命名詞的所有格，如果是單數(shù)名詞則加's如：Mary's car.如果是以s結(jié)尾的復(fù)數(shù)名詞則只在s后面加’如：teachers' offices.如果是復(fù)數(shù)名詞但不是以s結(jié)尾，則只加’s，如：children's palace 組合名詞的所有格是在最后一個詞尾加's如：girl friend —girl friend's someone else—someone else's a week or three—a week or three's如名詞后有同位語時，則應(yīng)加在同位語的詞尾上，如：It is my girl friend, Mary's car.要注意的是當兩個名詞并列時，如表示歸兩人共同所有，則在最后一個名詞后面加's，如果表示分別所有則在兩個名詞后分別加's，如：This is Mary and Jone's home.即Mary與Jone是一家人。這是他們共同的家。而These are Mary's and Jone's homes.則應(yīng)譯為這里是Mary的家與Jone 的家。

［誤］It is really beautiful. It is a work of nature.

［正］It is really beautiful. It is a Nature's work.

［析］無生命名詞的所有格應(yīng)用of結(jié)構(gòu)。但是's形式的所有格可用于以下無生命的名詞：表示時間的詞：today's newspaper, a twenty minutes' walk, an hour's, rest 表示長度的詞：three metres' distance, a boat's length， twenty miles' journey 表示重量的名詞：two pounds' weight價格名詞：two dollars'worth擬人化的名詞：Nature's work, nature's  lesson(大自然的教訓(xùn))及國家、機關(guān)、團體、城市等機構(gòu)性名詞：the university's library

 

［誤］He is an old friend of my father.

［正］He is an old friend of my father's.

［析］這是英語中的一種習(xí)慣用法而不要根據(jù)語法去推理。如：This pen is Tom's.

［誤］My father is a good cooker.

［正］My father is a good cook.

［析］一般動詞加上er后則轉(zhuǎn)意為執(zhí)行該動作的執(zhí)行者，如:teach(教)—teacher(老師),think(想)—thinker(思想家),drive(開車)—driver(司機),sell(賣)—seller(賣物者)……但不能總是以此類推，比如cook是動詞“做飯”。而cook也可作為名詞“廚師”講，而cooker則為廚具，餐具，即鍋、碗、勺等做飯用具。

［誤］The young is dancing there.

［正］The young are dancing there.

［析］英文中用定冠詞加上形容詞表示一類人時應(yīng)按復(fù)數(shù)名詞，如：the rich 富人，the poor(窮人),the wise 聰明人，但如果用定冠詞加形容詞來表示事物則要用作單數(shù)名詞，如：The beautiful is still here.美麗的風景依舊。

［誤］The stories of the book was written many years ago.

［正］The stories of the book were written many years ago.

［析］這句話的真正主語應(yīng)是stories，所以應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)謂語動詞。

［誤］This is one of the English?Chinese dictionary.

［正］This is one of the English?Chinese dictionaries.

［析］one of意為“……之一”，of后面的名詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。

［誤］Let's go to uncle Wang for supper.

［正］Let's go to uncle Wang's for supper.

［析］uncle Wang's 意為“王叔叔家”，doctor's意為“醫(yī)院或私人診所”。

［誤］I think we will make a friend with each other.

［正］I think we will make friends with each other.

［析］make friends 為習(xí)慣用法，即交朋友。

［誤］I want to tell you much pieces of good news.

［正］I want to tell you many pieces of good news.

［析］news為不可數(shù)名詞，但加了量詞之后則要用many來修飾量詞，因量詞是可數(shù)名詞，或可以說I want to tell you some good news.因some 即可用在可數(shù)名詞前，也可用在不可數(shù)名詞前作形容詞，如：I want to tell you some pieces of good news.

［誤］The teacher with five students are coming here.

［正］The teacher with five students is coming here.

［析］要注意由with引出的介詞短語不是本句的主語，這與連詞and有很大的區(qū)別，如：The teacher and five students are coming here. 這里由介詞引出的短語僅僅是teacher的修飾語。

［誤］There are a lot of information here, but we don't need them.

［正］There is a lot of information here, but we don't need it.

［析］information為不可數(shù)名詞，而用作代替它的詞要用it而不能用them.

［誤］Many a student make the same mistake in the exam.

［正］Many a student makes the same mistake in the exam.

［析］many a 加可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)，作主語時其謂語動詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)形式，但其意為許多學(xué)生。

［誤］The children wear very good cloth to go to school today.

［正］The children wear very good clothes to go to school today.

［析］英文中cloth,clothes,clothing是易混之詞：cloth是物質(zhì)名詞，意為“布”，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式，而clothing是指衣物的總稱，也沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。clothes是指衣服，但沒有單數(shù)形式，如：This clothing is needed in warm countries. Her clothes are made of fine cloth.英文中的dress則指較正規(guī)的服裝，如：a school dress 校服，an evening dress晚禮服。

［誤］I like to study the English.

［正］I like to study English.

［析］作為一種學(xué)科名詞前不要用冠詞，而作為某一特指學(xué)科則要加冠詞，如：I like to study history. I like to study the history of America.

［誤］The Browns is going to visit China.

［正］The Browns are going to visit China.

［析］定冠詞加姓加s，則意為“Brown先生一家人”。所以應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)謂語動詞。此句應(yīng)譯為：Brown先生一家將要訪問中國。

 

（二）例題解析

1. Lucy and Lily＿＿＿in the same class.

A.     am  B. is  C. are  D. be

［答案］C.

［析］由and連接兩個單數(shù)名詞作主語時應(yīng)按復(fù)數(shù)名詞來搭配謂語動詞。

2. Which is the ＿＿＿to the bus stop， please?

A  road B  way C street D address

［答案］B.

［析］這是考察同意詞辨析，road是指較寬闊的大道，意為“鄉(xiāng)間公路”，而street意為道路兩邊的建筑物較高，可視為街道之意，而way則多為要到達某地所要經(jīng)過的途徑，還可引深為方式、方法。而address則為“地址”。如：There is a car running along the country road. ?I live at 105 Park street. Can you show me the way to the National Museum?

3. Hurry up!There is＿＿＿ time left.

A little  B  a little  C  few  D  a few

  ［答案］A.

［析］因time作為時間講為不可數(shù)名詞，所以不可用few，a few來修飾。另外，英文的表達法與中文不同，中文講，快點，時間不多了，而英文要講，快點，沒時間了。因此，要用little而不用a little.

4. How many ＿＿＿can you see in the picture?

A tomatos   B tomatoes  C   tomato  D the tomato

  ［答案］B.

［析］用How many提問時，其名詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式，而tomato的復(fù)數(shù)要加es.

  5. —?。撸撸遡s the meat. Please?

—　Ten yuan a kilo.

A  How much  B How many  C How old   D How long

  ［答案］A.

［析］由對話的答語可看出其問句問的是價格。錢數(shù)作為整體、價格講時，不論其值是多少都是不可數(shù)名詞，要用how much 提問。

  6 The boy's name is James Allen Green. So his given name is＿＿＿.

A  James Allen  B  Allen Green  C  James Green  D  Mr. Green

?［答案］A.

［析］英文的習(xí)慣與中文不同，中文是姓在前名字在后，而英文則是姓在最后，其第一個名字是由父母所起的，中間的名字可能是父母、教父所起的，但都可稱作given name,而姓在英文中是family name.

  7  Shanghai is one of the biggest＿＿＿in our country.

A  city   B  city's   C   citys    D   cities

?［答案］D.

［析］復(fù)音字母以y結(jié)尾的單詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式要把y變成i再加es。one of 加名詞的結(jié)構(gòu)中的名詞應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)。

  8  Would you please pass me＿＿＿?

A two paper   B two papers

C two pieces of paper  D two pieces of papers

?［答案］C.

［析］paper是不可數(shù)名詞，如講一張、兩張紙時，要用量詞piece.

  9 September 10th is ＿＿＿Day.

A  Teacher  B Teachers  C Teacher's  D Teachers'

?［答案］D.

10  I only have＿＿＿ bread for lunch today.

A   a bit   B  a bit of   C  little  D   few

［答案］B.

11 “What would you like, Ann? ”“I'd like two＿＿＿.”

A  glass of milk   B glasses of milk

C glass of milks  D  glasses of milks

?［答案］B.

12 There isn't ＿＿＿ paper in the box. Will you go and get ＿＿＿ for  me?

A   any, some   B any, any   C some, some   D some, any

?［答案］A.

［析］any用于否定句與疑問句，但如果要表達說話者真心實意希望得到肯定答復(fù)時，問句中要用some而不要按一般語法規(guī)律用any.  

13 June 1st is＿＿＿.

A Children's day   B children's Day

C Children's Day   D children's day?

［答案］C.

14 These foreign friends are＿＿＿.

A German   B   Germen    C   Germany    D Germans

［答案］D.

15 All the students are busy, so＿＿＿ of them will go to the cinema.

A    many   B   little    C a few   D few

?［答案］D.

［析］student是可數(shù)名詞，而few用于可數(shù)名詞，意為：幾乎沒有學(xué)生去電影院。

  16 There are three＿＿＿and seven＿＿＿in the picture.

A  deers,  sheeps   B deers, sheep

C deer, sheep   Ddeer,  sheeps

?［答案］C.

［析］deer與sheep均是單復(fù)同形的名詞。

?17 Whose room is this? It's＿＿＿.

A  my       B  Kike's and John's

C  our      D  Kike and John's

［答案］D.

［析］因為room為單數(shù)，所以不可能是Kike的一間與John的一間，應(yīng)為二者共用的一間房子。