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很多時候,學校通告或學校為畢業生撰寫的英文推薦信,常犯的英文錯誤都是與運用冠詞 Article 有關,例如 the Music Club 誤作 Music Cub, the Parent-Teacher Association 誤作 Parent-Teacher Association, the EMB 誤作 EMB等等。其實在英文文法內,冠詞 a / an, the 十分容易掌握。
當我們提及人或物的時候,可分為泛指 (General Sense) 和特指 (Particular Sense)。以 boy 一字為例:泛指單數是 a boy,複數 boys。
例:I saw a boy at the information counter.
Boys are boys.
特指單數是 the boy,複數 the boys
例:The boy at the information counter was about seven years old.
The boys of that school are good at sports.
以下是冠詞進一步的知識
(一) 下列情況需要特指,故需用 the:
地理名稱─ the Himalyas, the Hwang-ho River,
特別組織/機構─the Sports Club, the Student Union,
the Education & Manpower Bureau
附特別組織意思的國家或地區名稱─the People's Republic
of China, the HKSAR
附特別用途意思的地方─the City Hall the Ocean Terminal,
the Hung Hom Railway Station, the Grand Hotel
獨一無二─ the sun,the moon, the sky, the universe
樂器─the piano, the violin, the cello, the guitar
(二)不需特指的情況 (即不需用 the):
專有名詞─China, Mr Chan, Dai Man, Nathan Road,
自己提及自己的社會或父母─society, Father, Mother
職位─Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Mr Henry Wong, Principal
注意泛指的 an 是用於響音讀音之前,並不是由為首的字母決定,如:a union, an onion, a year, an ear, a one-eyed man, an honest man ■香港英語促進學會名譽會長 利國傑
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