2.多个限定词修饰一个名词时, 冠词一般居于首位, 但少数结构特殊, 如: all / both / half + the + n.; 　such / quite / what + a(n) +adj.+ n.;　 so / how / too / as + adj + a(n) + n., 如: all the students, half the time, such a nice boy, quite a long time, what a good teacher, so nice a boy, too difficult a problem

1.专有名词可以加不定冠词或定冠词来指出一时的或新的一种概念

　　　 　a. The China ruled by the “gang of four” is gone. A new China will be born.

22.the +比较级表示两者当中“较…的那个”

　　 　　　a. Who is the more beautiful of the two girls ?

冠词的使用中要注意的问题:

21.用在表年代, 朝代, 时代的名词前, 如: the Tang Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn period春秋时期, in the 30’s

20.在一些固定结构中, the用在表人的身体部位的名词前

　　　 　a. Tom beat him in the face.

　　　 　b. He took the boy by the hand.

　　　 　c. The farmer led the cow by the nose.

19.用在形容词only, very (正是,恰是), same (同样的)等之前用the

　　　 　a. She is the only girl in the family.

　　　 　b. That is the very book I’ve been looking for.

　　　 　c. We go to the same school.

18.the用在地名或人名前, 指“与该地该人相似的地方或人”

　　　 　a. He is the Edison of today.他是现代的爱迪生

　　　 　b. Shanghai is the New York of China.上海就是中国的纽约

17.the用于表示语法名称的名词前, 如: the past tense, the past participle, the gerund

16.the + adj表示一类人, 如: the rich富人, the poor, the wounded伤者

15.表示“某某一家人”或“某某夫妇” 的专有名词之前要加the

　　　 　　a. The Browns are at home to visitors today.

　　　　 b. The Whites are going on a trip next week.