我們知道，限定詞是在名詞詞組中對名詞中心詞起特指、類指以及表示確定數(shù)量和非確定數(shù)量等限定作用的詞類。

英語名詞分為單數(shù)名詞、復數(shù)名詞還是不可數(shù)名詞。名詞詞組前選擇使用哪個限定詞，取決于隨后名詞的類別。

1.只能與單數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞只能與單數(shù)名詞搭配，如a, an, one, another, each, neither, many a, such a等。

a toy an apple one book

another student each worker neither girl

such a sentence many a pencil(表示許多鉛筆)

2.只能與復數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞只能與復數(shù)名詞搭配，如both, two, another two, many, a few, few, several, these, those, a number of等。

both toys two apples another two books

many students a few workers few workers

several girls these/those boys a number of pencils

3.只能與不可數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞只能與不可數(shù)名詞搭配，如a (little) bit of, a large amount of, a great deal of, (a) little, much, less, (the) least等。

a bit of food a large amount of money

a great deal of water much/ less space

4.能與單、復數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞既能與單數(shù)名詞搭配，又能與復數(shù)名詞名詞搭配，如the first ,the second , the last , the next 等。

the first student the next sentence

the first students the next sentences

5.能與單數(shù)、不可數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞既能與單數(shù)名詞搭配，又能與不可數(shù)名詞名詞搭配，如this, that等。

this job this work

6.能與復數(shù)、不可數(shù)名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞既能與復數(shù)名詞搭配，又能與不可數(shù)名詞名詞搭配，如a lot of , lots of , plenty of , enough , more , most , such , other等。

a lot of books enough pens

a lot of money enough time

7.能與三類名詞搭配的限定詞

有些限定詞既能與單、復數(shù)名詞搭配，又能與不可數(shù)名詞搭配。如the, some, any, no , other, whose 以及物主限定詞和名詞屬格等。

the book your friend’s book whose book

the books your friend’s books whose books

the money your friend’s money whose money