冠词的用法！！！Thatisquitealongriver.It'saquitedifficultjobforher.这两个句子中的冠词为什么所在位置不同？书上有这样一种说法：当quite修饰的是单数名词时，a/an位于该词之后；当名词

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冠词的用法！！！That is quite a long river. It's a quite difficult job for her. 这两个句子中的冠词为什么所在位置不同？书上有这样一种说法：当quite修饰的是单数名词时，a/an位于该词之后；当名词前有其他形容词修饰时，a/an就放在该词之前。但是第一个句子中的long也是形容词，为什么a放在quite之后？（请详细解答，谢谢）

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您好，quitea（n）和aquite的区别，严格地说，前者用于修饰全句；后者用于修饰单词。例如：Heisquiteaskilledworker．（一Heistrulyaskilledworker．）他确实是个熟练的工人。Heisanuiteskill。dworker．他是个十分熟练的工人。但在口语里很少这样区分，用quitea…比aquite…普通，如quitealongtime比aauitelongtime更常用。在非正式的美国英语中，quitea亦作quitesome，是固定搭配，常合褒义，后接单数名词，表示某人或某事物“不寻常的，了不起的，相当（大或多）的”。例如：Thatwasquiteaparty． 希望我的回答能解决您的困惑。 冠词的常见用法归纳 一、冠词概述 冠词是虚词,它不能单独使用.只能附在一个名词上说明这个名词.冠词分为不定冠a(an)词和定冠词the.不定冠词一般表示泛指;定冠词一般表示特指. 二、不定冠词a(an)的用法 A. 不定冠词a(an)用于单数可数名词前.a用于辅音字母开始的词前;an用于元音字母开始的词前.如:a girl an English book B. 不定冠词用来表示类别,指某一类人或某一类事物中的一个(泛指).如: His father is a doctor. I work in a middle school in Beijing. C. 不定冠词用于单数可数名词前,可以表示其全类(泛指).如: An English teacher teaches the students how to learn English. 三、定冠词the的用法 ① 表示上文提到过的人或事物. 如:He bought an English-Chinese dictionary this morning. The dictionary is very good. ② 用于单数可数名词前,表示整体或类别. 如:The panda is a rare animal. 此句等于:A panda is a rare animal. = Pandas are rare animals. ③ 用来表示世界上独一无二的事物. 如:the sun, the moon, the sky, the earth, the world ④ 用于表示阶级,党派的名词前. 如:the Chinese Communist Party , the working class the proletariat 无产阶级 ⑤ 常用于含有普通名词或形容词的专有名词前. A. 用于许多江海,山脉,群岛等名词前: The Yellow River The East Sea the Himalayas the Pacific Ocean B. 用于由普通名词构成的国名: The People's Republic of China the United States C. 用于机关,团体,朝代,时代,报刊杂志等名词前: the United Nations the State Council the Tang dynasty the People's Daily the Summer Palace the Peace Hotel the British Museum ⑥ 用于表示方位的名词前. 如:the east the southwest the middle the Far East on the left ⑦ 用于乐器名词前,但汉语拼音的乐器前不用冠词. 如:play the piano play the violin play erhu ⑧ 用于复数的姓氏前,表示"两夫妇"或"全家",在此情况下,这类名词作复数对待. 如:When we got there, the Lius were waiting for us. The Smiths watch TV every day. ⑨ 用于某些形容词或过去分词前,表示一类人或事物. 如:the poor the rich the living the young the wounded the oppressed the beautiful ⑩ 用在形容词的最高级前或序数词前. 如:Shanghai is the biggest city in china. After the game, the first thing they wanted to do was to take a hot bath. 四、零冠词用法 ① 表示某一类人或事物的复数名词前,不用冠词. Now people are living a happy life. Trees are planted everywhere. ② 不含普通名词的专有名词,表示泛指的物质名词和抽象名词前,不用冠词. We are studying English. He is leaving for America this year. It is pleasant to walk in soft snow. Love is always stronger than hatred. ③ 名词前有指示代词,物主代词,不定代词或名词所有格修饰,不用冠词. I like this picture better. Is that your book Take their chairs away! I do not have any money on me. As time went on, Einstein's theory proved to be correct. ④ 季节,月份,星期等名词前,一般不用冠词. She likes spring while I like summer. We have no classes on Saturday. The Long March started in October 1934. ⑤ 表示只有一人担任的职务,头衔的名词前,不用冠词. We have elected him our monitor. ⑥ 三餐饭的名词前,一般不用冠词. When do you have lunch After supper we usually take a walk. ⑦ 节假日等名词前,不用冠词. Children all wear their best clothes on National Day. People give gifts to each other on Christmas Day. 注意:在eve后有of短语则要加定冠词: on the eve of National Day on the eve of New Year's Day ⑧ 球类和棋类运动的名词前,不用冠词. play basketball play chess ⑨ 作表语用表示程度的形容词最高级前,不用冠词. Your help was most timely. This method is most effective. 注意:如果有比较范围,形容词最高级前必须加定冠词: Of all methods, this is the most effective. ⑩ 在某些固定词组里,名词前不用冠词. on foot by train/ boat / plane… in fact as a matter of fact in class in church in danger in hospital in town in bed at home at school at daybreak at sunrise at dusk at sunset at night at noon go to school go to class go to bed from morning till night from victory to victory from door to door 五、注意事项 ①当man作人类讲时,用零冠词. Man will conquer nature. ② 某些抽象名词具体化时是可数名词,其前可加a.surprise, fire, joy, He is a success as a teacher. Long Jing is a famous tea in China. ③ a用于姓氏前表示某个只知道名字而不不熟悉的人. A Mr Liu is waiting to see you outside. ④ 在某些句型中可加a It is a pity that you have missed the chance. It is a shame / a pleasure / a honour for sb. to do sth. ⑤ word 作消息讲时,用零冠词. Word came that he would go abroad.