英語寫作中冠詞該怎麼用
寫作是英語教學中的一項重要內容，可以說它是學生英語的素養的綜合反映，能夠充分體現學生對英語知識的掌握情況。同時，寫作也是英語教學的一大難點，枯燥的訓練和模仿往往難以有效地提高學生的英語寫作水平。下面是小編整理的英語寫作中冠詞的用法，歡迎大家閱讀！
一、基本規律 ***Basic rules***
1. Indefinite article ***不定冠詞***
我們用 "a , an "當我們不知道他是諸多人或事中的哪一個：
* is one of many. *** 是許多箇中的一個***
He is an artist.***=there are many artists***
* is not unique. ***不是唯一的***
I have just bought a book
* has not been mentioned before. ***之前沒有提到過***
There was a new student in class today.
2. Definite article ***定冠詞***
我們用 "the "當我們知道他是諸多人或事中的哪一個：
* is unique ***or unique in that context*** ***是唯一的***
The Australian Prime Minister. ***=there is only one***
I looked inside, the engine was in a terrible state. ***=there is only one engine, in this case***
* has been mentioned before. ***之前提到過***
The man gave me a ticket. I looked at it, and saw that the ticket was a single.
* is defined by the phrase which follows it. ***要被接下來的短語詳細說明***
What is the new student's name?
3. No articles ***無冠詞***
我們不用冠詞當我們普遍地提及事物的時候：
* using plural or uncountable nouns ***在使用複數或不可數名詞時***
Do you like sport?
* with the names of people or places, but there are many exceptions ***人名和地名的時候不用冠詞，但是地名有許多例外，下文一一介紹***
He is Professor Jones
4. Fixed phrases *** 固定短語***
有許多固定搭配需要用或者不用冠詞，我們應該來單獨學習，他們包括：
a few at home at work at the beginning atthe end go to bed
go to the cinemas, shops, station in the world once a week
sixty kilometres an hour the next the other the other day
the same
二 經常發生問題的區域 ***Areas that often cause problems***
1. Jobs ***工作***
如果有許多人做這個工作我們用 a 或 an.：
My husband is an architect. ***=there are many architects***
但是如果一個工作特別對應一個人，我們就要用“the”了：
He is having talks with the French foreign minister***外交部長***. ***=there is only one***
2. Superlative ***最高階***
我們使用“the”在形容詞最高階前面：
She is the best person for the job.
3. Last and next
有一些形容詞如 “last” 和 “next ”同時可以用也可以不用定冠詞“the”但是句意會發生變化
I saw James last night. ***=the one before this one***
It is the last night of our holiday. ***=the fanal one***
I will see you next week.***=the one after this one***
4. Institutions: school, prison, university, church, home, hospital
和以上機構連用時我們不用定冠詞“the”
My sister had to stay in hospital overnight.
然而，如果我們指的是這個建築，我們就要用“the”
Our flat is opposite the hospital.
三 在表示時間和地點的短語中用或不用定冠詞 ***phrases of time and place***
1. Phrases of time
有些時間短語必須用“the”
Dates: the 25th of December / December the 25th
Parts of the day: in the afternoon, in the evening, in the morning *** but at night, at lunchtime***
Decades or Centuries: the 1980s, the 21st century
另外一些時間短語不用“the”
Years or Seasons: in 2002, in summer
Months or Days: in August, on Friday, see you tomorrow
2 Place names
國家，大洲，島嶼，洲，省，城市前不加“the”***countries, continents, islands, states, provinces, town, cities***
in Asia, to Sydney from Texas in Turkey in Britain in America
例外情況
the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, the Arab World ***可以發現國家名作為縮寫的話要加“the”***
如果我們指的是一個地區***region***那麼我們不需要用“the”
North-west Inida, Northern Europe
但是如果我們指的是對於一個地區的方位或方向就要加上“the”
in the east of the country, in the south of Italy, on the coast
大多數路，街，公園，橋樑，商店，酒店不用加“the”***raods, streets, parks, bridges, shops, restaurants***
Central Park, Oxford Street, Tower Bridge
但是有命名的劇院，電影院，旅館，畫廊，博物館加“the”***names of theatres, cinemas, hotels, galleries, museums***
the Hermitage, the National Theatre, the Odeon, the Ritz
特別的山和湖不加“the”
Lake Victoria, Mount Everest
山脈，河流，海洋，運河要加“the”
the Atlantic, the Yangtze River, the Himalayas, the Panama Canal
以上就是冠詞"the"在託福寫作中的用法，大家可以在託福作文中多運用一些不同形式的句型，增加託福寫作的層次感和新鮮感。