英語講義(4):定冠詞the省不得

英语讲义(4):定冠词the省不得

在下面這段和產業買賣有關的英文裡,存在著 4 個錯誤。你看得出來嗎?

“If you have the intention to sell your flat. Please don't hesitate to call us, we'll offer you highest selling price.”

第一個錯誤是句型形式“have the intention to sell”的錯誤;正確的形式是:intend to sell 或 have the intention of selling.

另外兩個錯誤和標點符號有關。一個是在副詞分句後面不該用句點而用;另一個是應該用句點的地方而不用。

“If...flat”是條件副詞分句,不可獨立生存,必須依賴後頭的主句“please...us”,才可以成為完整的複雜句(complex sentence)。這樣一來,主句前面的句點,就要改成逗號(,)了。

另外一個錯誤是兩個主句之間既沒有句點也沒有連接詞,而只有逗號;這種錯誤叫 run-on sentence:

“..., please don't hesitate to call us, we...”

這個句子裡的逗號(,)要改為句點(。)才對:

“...。Please don't hesitate to call us. We...”

不用句點也可以,但要用恰當的連接詞,如:

“..., please don't hesitate to call us, as we'll offer you...”

談了 3 個錯誤,現在來談最後一個錯誤,就是定冠詞( definite article)的消失:

“We'll offer you highest selling price.”

習慣上,最高級形容詞(the superlative degree of adjectives)前面要用定冠詞 the。因此,這句話要改為:

“We'll offer you the highest selling price.”

必須使用定冠詞的例子

接下來,順便把其他必須用定冠詞的場合列下,作為參考。

㈠ 表示世上唯一的事物,如:

① the sun; the earth; the sky; the North Pole

㈡當一個名詞被再次提起時,如:

② A car knocked against a tree. We can still see the mark on the tree made by the car.

㈢ 當名詞後面有個修飾作用的短語或分句時,如:

③ The girl in red is my sister.

④ The thief who stole your wallet yesterday was arrested.

㈣ 加在某些形容詞前面,以表示某類人或事,如:

⑤ The rich often get richer and the poor, poorer.

⑥ The doctor lost no time in giving help to the injured.

⑦ Don't expect the impossible.

㈤ 加在某些山川、河流、島嶼、國家名稱之前,如: ⑧ the Alps; the Thames; the British Isles; the Philippines; the Atlantic Ocean.

英语讲义(4):定冠词the省不得

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