一、冠词的用法
二、不定冠词、定冠词辨析归纳
1.表示乐器的名词前一般用定冠词the，但前面如果出现定语修饰，也可能用不定冠词a，an。例如：
He starts his day by playing the violin
He is playing a borrowed violin
2.表示语言的名词前一般不用冠词，但后面如果出现language -词，前面需加定冠词the。例如：
English= the English language; French= the French language
3.介词与表示交通工具的名词连用表示笼统的方式，前面一般不用冠词，但如果名词的前面出现了修饰语，前面需加冠词。例如：
He went to the station by car.
He went to the station in a black car/in his car.
4.turn用作系动词时，后面作表语的单数名词前不用冠词。例如：
He turned writer many years later.(一He became a
writer many years later.)
5.表示世界上独一无二的事物的名词前一般加定冠词the;但如果名词前有修饰语，也可能用不定冠词a，an。例如：
the world,a peaceful world,the moon,a bright moon
6.表示一日三餐的名词前面一般不用冠词，但前面如果有定语修饰，也可能用不定冠词a，an。例如：
Have you had supper?
We had a wonderful supper.
【特别提示】
注意下面三种情况：①拼写以辅音字母开头却发元音音素的单词用an;例如以下单词：hour，honest，honor等。②在以下英文字母前用an:a，e，j，o，f，h，l，m，n，r，s，x。因为这12个字母是以元音音素开头的。例如：You have dropped an“m”in the word climb.③拼写以元音字母开头，拼读却以辅音音素开头的单词用a，例如以下单词：useful，university，usual，European，united，one-eyed，one-way等。
三、几组词辨析
①in hospital____
in the hospital_
②in prison____
in the prison一____
③in front of____
in the front of____
④by bus _
in a bus _
⑤at table _
at the table
⑥in charge of _
in the charge of _
⑦out of question _
out of the question
⑧go to church _
go to the church _
⑨take place
take the place (of)_
⑩at sea _
at the sea _
⑩in class _
in the class _
⑿leave school
leave the school_
⒀by day _
by the day _
⒁in possession of _
in the possession of _
⒂the number of _
a number of
⒃the second time____
a second time____
⒄the Chinese—
a Chinese____
⒅the most beautiful park____
a most beautiful park_____
参考答案
①住院;在医院②在坐牢;在监狱③在……前面;在……前部④乘公共汽车;坐在公共汽车里 ⑤在吃饭;在餐桌旁⑥负责;由……负责⑦不成问题;不可能⑧去做礼拜;到教堂去⑨发生;代替⑩在海上航行;在海边⑩在上课;在班上◎毕业;离开学校⑩在白天;按天(计算)⑩拥有;为……拥有⑩……的数量;许多⑩第二次;又一次⑩中国人;一个中国人⑩最美的公园;一个很美的公园